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The design reflects the technical advances in lustre decoration that developed in Cairo and travelled east to Syria in the 12th century. \r\n\r\nThe technique of lustre decoration on ceramics was first developed in Iraq in the 9th century. Potters made a glazed vessel or tile with little or no decoration in the normal way. When the piece had cooled, they painted a design over the glaze in metallic compounds. The pot or tile was then fired again, this time with a restricted supply of oxygen. In these conditions, the metallic compounds broke down, and a thin deposit of copper or silver was left on the surface of the glaze. When polished, this surface layer reflected the light.","physicalDescription":"White/cream bowl with purple-coloured lustre (manganese) painted decoration, on tall, slightly splayed foot. Exterior of bowl is decorated with border of spirals within bands, just beneath the rim. 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The bowl with a harpy was found at Tell Minis, which has given its name to high-quality wares similar to earlier Egyptian pottery. The footed bowl belongs to a more common type named after the town of Raqqah, where it was produced.\r\n\r\nFritware with lustre painted over the glaze\r\n\r\nMuseum nos. C.150-1986; C.47-1960","date":{"text":"Jameel Gallery","earliest":"2006-07-20","latest":null}},{"text":"BOWL\r\nFritware, with lustre-painted decoration\r\nSYRIA (\"Raqqa\" ware); about 1200","date":{"text":"Old gallery label","earliest":null,"latest":"2003-11-30"}}],"partNumbers":["C.150-1986"],"accessionNumberNum":"150","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1986,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP2205","2019LT3075","2019LT7748"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-22","recordCreationDate":"2000-04-20","availableToBook":false}}