▁two ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁a est h etic ▁achiev ement ▁and ▁influence ▁as ▁well , ▁borrow ing ▁from ▁China ▁and ▁export ing ▁to ▁and ▁influen cing ▁By z ant ium ▁and ▁Europe . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁drink ing ▁and ▁e ating ▁vessels ▁in ▁gold ▁and ▁silver , ▁the ▁ideal ▁in ▁ancient ▁Rome ▁and ▁Pers ia ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁medieval ▁Christian ▁soci eties , ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁by ▁the ▁Had ith s , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁pot tery ▁and ▁glass ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁table ware ▁by ▁Muslim ▁el ites , ▁as ▁pot tery ▁( but ▁less ▁often ▁glass ) ▁also ▁was ▁in ▁China , ▁but ▁was ▁much ▁r ar er ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁By z ant ium . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁Islam ic ▁restrictions ▁greatly ▁disc ou rag ed ▁figur ative ▁wall - p ain ting , ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁architect ural ▁use ▁of ▁schemes ▁of ▁decor ative ▁and ▁often ▁geomet r ically - pattern ed ▁t iles , ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁and ▁original ▁special ity ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁cer am ics . ▁ ▁The ▁era ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁pot tery ▁started ▁around ▁ 6 2 2 . ▁From ▁ 6 3 3 , ▁Muslim ▁arm ies ▁moved ▁rapidly ▁towards ▁Pers ia , ▁By z ant ium , ▁Mes op ot am ia , ▁An atol ia , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁later ▁And alus ia . ▁The ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁pot tery ▁remains ▁somewhat ▁obsc ure ▁and ▁spec ulative ▁as ▁little ▁evidence ▁has ▁surv ived . ▁