Fragments of a Dish

last quarter 12th–early 13th century

Not on view

The painted decoration of this fragment of a large mina’i dish required a complex process: the blue, black, and turquoise colors were painted before the adding of the overall glaze, while manganese and brown were painted on the already fired glaze. Even in a fragmentary state, one can identify a courtly scene, with a male and a female attendant with richly decorated robes, holding objects like rods (?) and vases, and a main figure whose robe shows a courtly inscribed armband or tiraz. The vegetal arabesque scrolls and other elements in the field are meant to suggest the setting, and probably allude to a tent or the interior of a pavilion.

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Title: Fragments of a Dish
Date: last quarter 12th–early 13th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted on opaque white glaze, molded (mina'i)
Dimensions: Fragment a: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Wt. 6.8 oz. (192.798 g)
Fragment b: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Wt. 2 oz. (56.705 g)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.95.9a, b
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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