Publication Date
Late ninth-tenth / late fifteenth-sixteenth centuries
Publication Place
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Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Subject
Ceramic engraved with relief decoration, with a mixture of glass and tin oxide, and coated with a metallic luster.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
القطر: 47.6 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BC 40.24
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus04;49;ar
Library Location
Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Date
Late ninth-tenth / late fifteenth-sixteenth centuries
Notes
A ceramic dish mixed with a compound of glass and tin oxide, and coated with a layer with a metallic luster. It is considered an example of this type of ceramic vessels that are decorated by engraving the outlines of the basic drawing on the surface of the dish that is not exposed to fire. The engraved band (a technique taken from the metalworking industry) highlights the unique bright blue of the stag and its antlers, the eight-petal rose and some of the plant's leaves. The decoration, which has a metallic luster and a brown-gold color, was added to the background at a later period after exposing it to fire. Manes was one of the main porcelain-making towns in Valencia; It played a pioneering role in producing lusterware for export to Europe, especially to France and Italy. Manican pottery was stored for export through the port of Groa in Valencia, where many Manican potters had ceramic workshops and warehouses. The potters were a mixture of Christians and Moroccans (Muslims), and the latter were not allowed to practice their craft outside the town, which indicates the important role of their special skills in the Manis economy. By the middle of the sixteenth century (956 AH), Manes became the main monopolist of the production of lusterware in Valencia.
Sample Text
Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani “Dish” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;49;ar
