Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs, Central or Northern Iran, late 12th–early 13th century, stonepaste, polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze, 9.5 x 18.7 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

A conversation with Dr. Ariel Fein,  Visiting Scholar in the visual cultures of Byzantium and the Islamic world, Smarthistory, and Dr. Steven Zucker, Smarthistory