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Ceramic and pottery
halls
14, 15, 16
The museum of Islamic art collection of
ceramic and pottery can be considered as the most unique and rare in the
world . Diggings at al-Fustat, Egypt provided and still provide
large collections of pottery and ceramic Islamic products varied in
techniques and decorations.
Excavations in Iraq , Persia ,
Syria , Anatolia , north Africa and Andalusia hoards of pottery and ceramic
products of different styles and techniques. In addition to the domestic
products the Islamic countries used to import ceramics in particular from
china. The Muslim potters could succeed to imitate the Chinese ceramic
techniques and decorations and could innovate original new types.
The ceramic products in the early Islam up to
the tenth century in Egypt ,Iraq , Persia are well represented in the museum
collection by the high relief decoration ceramic covered with transparent
glaze
The museum has a very rare collection of
luster-painted ceramic entirely innovated by the Muslim potters . the first
region of origin of this type is so far unknown , whether it is Iraq , Persia or
Egypt . the decorations were painted in luster over the glaze .the museum
collection of luster ceramic is completely rare and unique and originate mostly of the
rich finds of Fustat diggings from the Fatimid period.
Of the other ceramic types in the Museum
Transoxiana ceramic made in Aamarqand and Nishapur, the Persian ceramic of
carved and incised decoration, the polychrome Mazandran ceramic and the
celebrated Persian ceramictypes of Amul, Gabry, Minai, Sari, and the
luster-painted ceramic developed in the Safavid period.
Of the Ayyubid ceramic the museum acquired
the preside ceramic type which is relatively few. The museum has a good
collection of Mamluk ceramic. The Mamluk potters innovated new types and
imitated the Chinese celadon and porcelain imported from china.
In the museum a big collection of Turkish
Ottoman ceramic made in Anatolia. Iznik was a main center of ceramic making
in 16-17th cent. A.D.
Iznik produced two main types Rhodes ceramic
and Damascus ceramic which are well represented in the museum collection of
tiles, plates, and cups etc… In Anatolia was produced Kutahya ceramic in
17-18th cent., and chanak-Qala ceramic located at the Derdenil
coast in the 19th cent. The two types are represented in the
museum.
The registered objects
: 19669
The Curator
: Sobhy Eid Mohammed
Ahlam Abbas Mohammed
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