Dish with Horse and Rider

13th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453

This popular equestrian theme takes on monumental proportions when rendered in the "silhouette" style, but incised details in the rider’s face and the horse’s caparison lighten the black slip-drawn image.

Artwork Details

Title: Dish with Horse and Rider
Date: 13th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Stonepaste; incised decoration through a black slip ground under a turquoise glaze (silhouette ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Diam. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1945
Object Number: 45.153.2
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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