cma-islamic-art: Albarello Jar with an Aphorism, 10, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtArabic insc
cma-islamic-art: Albarello Jar with an Aphorism, 10, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtArabic inscriptions do not usually enhance albarellos, pottery jars for pharmacists. Here the elegant text reads: “Modesty [comes] from faith, and faith [comes] from Paradise,” attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.Size: Diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)Medium: earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decorationhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1996.298 -- source link