Jar with Floral and Geometric Design

Jar with Floral and Geometric Design

Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258), 9th century · Mesopotamia

Earthenware oainted in luster with overglaze decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Mary Jane Gunsaulus Collection

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