Flat Dish Made of Marbled Clay

A shallow, round stoneware dish with a radiating pattern of brown marbled clay swirling outward from a central knot, framed by a band of small pointed motifs at the rim. The transparent glaze pools softly on the pale ground.

Look closer: A small glaze pool and a tiny highlight sit on the lower right of the dish's inner surface.

Artist

Unknown

Date

960–1234

Medium

Stoneware with marbled clay and transparent glaze

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 3087 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift