Ca. Late 8th - early 9th century AD. A pottery bowl with a deep round basin and unglazed short foot. Decor in dark brown on a white slip. The inside with stripes and dots. Medieval Islamic ceramics developed as a distinctive tradition of decoration in Muslim lands several centuries after the original Arab conquests. From the 9th century onwards, distinctive Islamic ceramic styles, often involving glazed and/or incised decoration developed and spread across the Islamic world and beyond. Islamic ceramics also had an important influence on pottery production in Italy and in the Byzantine empire.Size: L:80mm / W:185mm ; 680gProvenance: Private London family collection; formed between 1970-2008.