This bowl features an image of a seated drinker, who is depicted in a rather naïve style. After a short period of experimenting with polychrome and two-colour lustre decoration, Abbasid potters settled on this yellow pigment. The reason may have been its greater dependability during the firing phase. The more likely reason, however, was that it resembled gold.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. C.62-1981