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Artist Unknown
8th Century
Silver; gilded and worked (repoussée)
Attributed to Iran
The MET Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452064?deptids=14&amp;when=A.D.+500-1000&amp;ao=on&amp;ft=Islamic&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=36

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Artist Unknown
Northern Qi dynasty (550–577)
Earthenware with relief decoration under an olive green glaze
China
The MET Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39582

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Artist Unknown
6th–8th century
Copper alloy
Byzantine
The MET Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/468725

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My curation discussion is covering Islamic pottery and the inspirations behind them. Islamic pottery has been inspired by many cultures throughout early periods of time. They used pottery as luxury ceramics and made exotic gifts because of  their elegant and rich aesthetic look. Islamic pottery was heavily influenced by Chinese ceramics and pottery from the Byzantine Empire. When comparing the Pear-Shaped Vase from the Islamic to the Jar from the Chinese, you can see that the pottery has a shiny, glazed look to it. Pottery from the Chinese was imported from Islamic merchants and was cherished by them. They were also inspired by the type of materials and patterns that the Byzantines used. Today, we have taken inspiration from all of these cultures to make many different styles of pottery.