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They introduced Middle Eastern ceramic techniques, including tin-glazing and lustre decoration. Over time, the Muslim potters of Spain developed a distinctive lustre-decorated pottery that was greatly admired all over Europe. This was characterized by dense, all-over designs painted in metallic lustre and blue, and often featured repeating calligraphic or geometric patterns, built up of interweaving forms and stylized floral motifs. Vastly superior to any other type of ceramics made in Europe, Spanish lustre pottery was exported to Italy and other countries by Italian merchants. \r\n\r\nMálaga near Granada was the leading centre of production until the fourteenth century, but during the fifteenth century some potters moved further north to Murcia and Valencia, where Manises became an important centre.\r\n\tThe precise function of this magnificent and very large bowl is unclear. It was probably intended as a serving or cooling vessel, though the fact that it has survived intact for hundreds of years suggests that it was probably never used. The decoration is strongly Islamic in character and the underside of the cover features a very unusual lion mask at the centre. 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