1media/8CE1F763-7570-4318-AA75-C909EB447DB9_thumb.gif2021-12-08T11:07:00-08:00Mary Powelldabd4ff169cadd8c7ff80cf9876e37bd370cc01a394472Pisan church inlaid with decorative bowlsplain2022-06-09T08:39:46-07:00Brooke Hendershottb0a907cd0f989ee79e94592378a1545647719cfb
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1media/8CE1F763-7570-4318-AA75-C909EB447DB9.gif2021-11-03T13:53:29-07:00Where did this go?15image_header2023-01-14T11:37:51-08:00By: Mary Powell '24
The exact movement of this specific bowl is unknown. However, similar bowls ended up traveling far from their place of manufacture in Rayy, Iran. In addition, in medieval churches in Pisa, Italy, Islamic bowls from North Africa were built into the architecture, high up on the walls. These Islamic bowls in Pisa seem to have been admired for their color and form, and may also have been used to refer to both the trading and Crusading activities of the Pisan people. After the Crusades, trade increased with European travel and it is very likely the ceramic bowl did not remain in the first pair of hands that purchased or gifted it.
