Samarra ceramic workshops
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Samarra ceramic workshops were major Abbasid-era production centers in Samarra, renowned for their innovative glazed ceramics and influential Islamic decorative styles.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid-era craft industry
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archaeological site ⓘ ceramic production center ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Caliph al-Mutawakkil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caliph al-Muʿtasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Samarra archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithUNESCOSite | Samarra Archaeological City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRange | mid-9th century to late 9th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of early Islamic lusterware
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spread of tin-glazed technology in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| decorativeMotif |
Kufic inscriptions
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geometric patterns ⓘ stylized vegetal scrolls ⓘ |
| documentedInDiscipline |
Islamic art history
ⓘ
archaeology of the Abbasid period ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German archaeological missions ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | 9th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext | founded after the establishment of Samarra as Abbasid capital in 836 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abbasid-period decorative arts
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Islamic ceramic art ⓘ later Islamic pottery in the Middle East ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic decorative styles
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abstract vegetal ornament ⓘ epigraphic decoration ⓘ geometric ornament ⓘ innovative glazed ceramics ⓘ luster-painted ceramics ⓘ polychrome wares ⓘ slip-painted ceramics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | urban craft quarters of Samarra ⓘ |
| producedFor |
Abbasid court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban elite of Samarra ⓘ |
| producedType |
architectural ceramics
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tableware ⓘ tiles ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
earthenware
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lead glaze ⓘ tin glaze ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
luster painting
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mold-made decoration ⓘ slip painting ⓘ tin-opacified glaze ⓘ |
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