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Luster Dish with Seated Prince

1170–1220

Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran

(1037–1194)
Medium
fritware with luster-painted design
Measurements
Overall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1951.289
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Location
116 Islamic
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Around the dish's edge is a frieze of birds against an arabesque field.

Description

Along with Basra in Iraq and Fustat (Old Cairo) in Egypt, Kashan served as a hub of Islamic ceramic production in northern Iran. This dish was likely produced in one of its workshops and is admired for its rare blue glaze design on a luster ground. Rulers and other court officials are commonly depicted on lusterware of this period.
A circular fritware dish features a central luster-painted image of a seated figure with a wide face and large eyes, wearing a blue dotted garment. Four circular floral frames flank the figure against an iridescent brownish-gold background. The wide rim is patterned with a wavy edge and decorated with blue, green, and dark accents. Visible surface wear appears across the bowl's interior.

Luster Dish with Seated Prince

1170–1220

Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)

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