Bowl

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Title Bowl

Date 17th century

Medium Clay with luster glaze

Dimensions Overall: 15 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (39.7 × 10.5 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 59.66

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Valencian pottery reflected Spain’s Islamic heritage well into the eighteenth century. Moriscos (Muslim converts to Christianity) comprised thirty-five percent of the population of Valencia prior to their expulsion from Spain in 1609. Afterward, Islamic ceramic traditions were carried on in Valencia by Christian artisans, who added their own aesthetic sensibility to their productions. Fantastic birds with small heads, long necks, and carnation-like tails were popular motifs for bowls and basins.

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"Bowl | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=59.66