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Mina'i Lobed Bowl with a Seated Prince and Mythical Creatures

A work made of mina'i ware, fritware with polychrome overpainting.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of mina'i ware, fritware with polychrome overpainting.

Date:

Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), late 12th/early 13th century

Artist:

Iran
Kashan

About this artwork

Iranian 12th- and 13th-century overglaze-painted ceramics, or mina’i (meaning enameled), are particularly opulent and luxurious objects due to their broad color palette. Prior to the late 12th century, colors applied to ceramics were generally limited to one or two per vessel. This example, however, has a much wider range of color, including red, blue, purple, black, and beige. The use of multiple colors applied over the glazed allowed for the depiction of increasingly complex scenes on ceramic vessels. Note the variety of figural decoration on the bowl, which is derived from stock imagery dealing with courtly culture.

Status

On View, Gallery 143

Department

Arts of Asia

Culture

Islamic

Title

Mina'i Lobed Bowl with a Seated Prince and Mythical Creatures

Place

Iran (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1099–1299

Medium

Mina'i ware, fritware with polychrome overpainting

Dimensions

9.6 × 20.3 cm (3 13/16 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Andrew Dole

Reference Number

1941.87

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