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Gilded Mina'i Ceramic

late 12th–early 13th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
In one group of ceramics, potters combined the technique of mina'i painting with decoration in low relief, which is further highlighted by gilding, to create an even more sumptuous effect. The imagery on this bottle conveys the princely themes so characteristic of the Seljuq period: enthroned rulers, seated sphinxes, and entertainers, against raised and gilded patterns of foliate and zigzag designs. A band with a Persian inscription, also raised and gilded, divides the shoulder from the body.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gilded Mina'i Ceramic
  • Date: late 12th–early 13th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Stonepaste; applied decoration, polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i)
  • Dimensions: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
    Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Henry G. Leberthon Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wallace Chauncey, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.61.6
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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