1. Bowl with Kufic Inscription

Date:

mid-12th century

Geographic region:

Syria

Time period:

Fatimid Period

Medium:

Ceramic, Tell Minis style; fritware, painted in luster over an opaque turquoise glaze

Extent:

3 x 9 1/2 in. (7.6 x 24.1 cm)

2. Top Section of a Water Jug

Date:

late 12th-early 13th century

Geographic region:

Iraq
Syria

Time period:

Seljuq

Medium:

Ceramic; earthenware, pierced decoration

Extent:

12 x 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (30.5 x 36.2 x 36.2 cm)