Bowl Fragment with Rosette Emblem

<p>This ceramic bowl fragment is covered with sgraffito, a decorative technique that involves applying a colored slip or glaze to a piece of pottery and then incising it to reveal the contrasting color of the clay underneath.</p> <p>The original piece was likely commissioned for someone in the Mamluk military government. The center depicts a six-petaled rosette, a common emblem used by members of the Mamluk court. An Arabic inscription on the side is a common dedication to patrons that begins: “One of the things made for.”</p>