Image: Egyptian - Lusterware Plate with Bird Motif - Walters 482036

Description: Decorative lusterware was popular during the Fatimid Period (910-1171). The most important production place was in the cultural center of al-Fustad near the Fatimid capital al-Qahira (Cairo). This plate displays a typical motif of this time period: a bird in a central roundel with leaves and branches and a broad frame with leaf arabesques. Especially attractive are the variation of forms of the leaves and spiral-tendrils, which modify the rhytmic pattern, and the yellow-golden color of the painting.
Title: Lusterware Plate with Bird Motif
Credit: Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
Author: Anonymous (Egypt)
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