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The Arts of Islam, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976, ISBN 0-7287-0081-6; Mason, Robert B. (1995). "New Looks at Old Pots: Results of Recent Multidisciplinary Studies of Glazed Ceramics from the Islamic World". Muqarnas: Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture. XII. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 90-04-10314-7.
The production of glazed ceramics did not stop abruptly with the arrival of Islam, but on the contrary continued for some time. Thus, we know of jars and amphorae probably produced after the conquest, but which retain the old models. From a decorative point of view, these pieces are covered with a monochrome glaze, most often yellow or green.
Islamic art has very notable achievements in ceramics, both in pottery and tiles for walls, which in the absence of wall-paintings were taken to heights unmatched by other cultures. Early pottery is often unglazed, but tin-opacified glazing was one of the earliest new technologies developed by the Islamic potters.
Lajvardina-type ceramics were developed in the 13th century following the Mongol invasion of Persia. It was produced throughout the Ilkhanate [ broken anchor ] reign. It is characterized by its deep blue color and often features geometric patterns or foliage inlaid with gold leaf.
A 1930s archeological survey of villages in the vicinity of Sultanabad, Iran uncovered that the region was a major center of Ilkhanid ceramic industry.Ilkhanid ceramics distinguished by their heavy potting, along with thick translucent glaze were henceforth called Sultanabad ware. [3]
A dish with epigraphic decoration is an Islamic ceramic characteristic of the art developed in eastern Iran and Transoxiana around the 10th century, mainly during the Samanid dynasty (819-1005). The dish was presented to the Louvre Museum , by Alphonse Kann in 1935.
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Louvre Museum, showcase 40, Department of Islamic Arts, Paris, France Ewer with the head of a rooster is a ceramic ewer kept in the department of Islamic arts of the Louvre museum. It is representative of a type of production found in the art of the Seljuk dynasty of Iran of the 13th century.