Plate Depicting a Flowering Bush in Two-Toned Luster, 9th century

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Plate Depicting a Flowering Bush in Two-Toned Luster, 9th century, Attributed to Iraq, probably Basra, Earthenware; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, H. 1 1/4 in. ( cm), Ceramics, A highly stylized, flowering bush fills the center of this plate, its blooming flowers scattered over the surface of the plate in a pattern recalling mosaics or millefiori glass. The word mulk ('sovereignty') repeats in kufic around the flat rim, possibly as an abbreviation of the common calligraphic saying al-mulk lillah ('sovereignty belongs to God

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Size: 4322px × 4323px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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