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| Keywords: Syrian - Raqqa Lusterware Bowl - Walters 481044.jpg In Arab countries and Muslim realms in the Mediterranean region artistic innovation flourished in the 9th-14th centuries Lusterware was among the most original development of Arab potters who mixed silver sulfides and copper oxides to create a shiny metallic sheen on the surface of glazed earthenware bowls plates and other utilitarian vessels such as this Raqqa lusterware bowl century 12 13 Medieval fritware with underglaze decoration cm 6 7 26 h x diam accession number 48 1044 7496 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Syria Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Ceramics from Syria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
