CMNH 1751-a-001
Ctesiphon, Iraq
Sasanian-Islamic
This pottery fragment comes from a set likely belonging to the Sasanian or Early Islamic period. The style of the period often utilized vivid colors in decorative ceramics and in other arts, as exhibited here. Based on similar findings, these fragments probably originated in the ancient city of Ctesiphon. Ctesiphon served as an imperial capital for over 800 years and was used by both the Parthian and Sasanian Empire. Because these empires and the Islamic caliphates each exerted near-total hegemony in their hey-days, artistic changes in the Near East are hard to perfectly delineate during these periods.
Fowlkes-Childs, Blair, expanded original text by Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art. “The Sasanian Empire (224–651 A.D.).” Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sass/hd_sass.htm
Image by Jacob Kordeleski, CMNH Dept of Archaeology // Hawken School
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