AHA Teaching and Learning Project Teaching and Learning: Visual Literacy and Associative Thought: Happiness Bowl

Happiness Bowl

Bowl, 9th century; `Abbasid Attributed to Iraq Tin-glazed and stained earthenware; H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm) Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1963 (63.159.4) www.metmuseum.org



This beautiful bowl is inscribed with the Arabic word for "Happiness." The written word is an important element in Islamic art.


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