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This paper discusses epigraphic and vegetal bowls from the early and late Medieval periods of Islamic art. The paper details the decorative elments of Islamic art and explores why Islamic art is generally devoid of naturalism.

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"Given the strict nature of Islam and the prohibition against any compromise of the unity and transcendence of God, Islamic culture and tradition established early on an absolute ban on any image or representation of God or Muhammad. Many Arab Muslims extended this ban to any representation in art of the human form. This attitude resulted in the use of calligraphy, Arabic script and Arabesque geometric and floral design as dominant forms in Islamic art. Regardless of whether one refers to architecture..."

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