Object Description
A rare small mosaic bowl originating from the newly Islamic Near East, most likely from Mesopotamia. The bowl features a shallow dish, gradually expanding to a flat lip, and is seated on a small, flat, circular foot. The piece features a vivid mosaic design comprised of green canes with a red centre and white banding alongside inlays of deep blue and bright yellow. Such mosaic designs are more commonly known today as ‘millefiori’, lit. ‘a thousand flowers’, and were popular throughout regions of the Near East since their inception in Hellenistic times.
Date: Circa 9th-10th Century AD