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Bowls on churches
12024-03-28T13:30:44-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8f448011Pisan church inlaid with decorative bowlsplain2024-03-28T13:30:44-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8f
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12024-03-28T13:30:44-07:00Where did this bowl go?1image_header2024-03-28T13:30:44-07:00By: 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.
