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Title	Bowl
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1180
Publication Place	Kashan (made) -
Subject	Musicians Princes Figures
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 17.8cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.52-1952
Record ID	C.52-1952
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1180
Notes	The decoration on this bowl shows a young prince surrounded by companions. They play the lute, drink wine and sing or declaim poetry. In many Islamic societies, scenes containing humans and animals were a common type of decoration in non-religious contexts. The source of this imagery was usually poetry, the most highly esteemed form of secular literature.
Sample Text	poetry verse Note Persian; Kufic; around exterior rim
Tarihsel bağlam	The general repertory of mina'i seems to reflect the iconography of the princely life, the entertainments of the court, hunting, polo, and warfare. many are also inscribed with poetry but so far little is known about the patrons of such wares nor the context in which they were used. Mina'i tilework exists from the Seljuk palace of Kaykubad in Konya, Turkey as well as from Iran (Grube, 1976).
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i) Overglaze Enamel Fritware Firing Painting
Fiziksel açıklama	Bowl with fritware body, overpainted with enamel. On interior, seven figures seated crosslegged around central enthroned figure. Exterior Kufic inscription.
Üretim	Kashan
Üslup	Minai

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Bowl

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1180

Publication Place Kashan (made) -

Subject Musicians Princes Figures

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 17.8cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.52-1952

Record ID C.52-1952

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1180

Notes The decoration on this bowl shows a young prince surrounded by companions. They play the lute, drink wine and sing or declaim poetry. In many Islamic societies, scenes containing humans and animals were a common type of decoration in non-religious contexts. The source of this imagery was usually poetry, the most highly esteemed form of secular literature.

Sample Text poetry verse Note Persian; Kufic; around exterior rim

Tarihsel bağlam The general repertory of mina'i seems to reflect the iconography of the princely life, the entertainments of the court, hunting, polo, and warfare. many are also inscribed with poetry but so far little is known about the patrons of such wares nor the context in which they were used. Mina'i tilework exists from the Seljuk palace of Kaykubad in Konya, Turkey as well as from Iran (Grube, 1976).

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i) Overglaze Enamel Fritware Firing Painting

Fiziksel açıklama Bowl with fritware body, overpainted with enamel. On interior, seven figures seated crosslegged around central enthroned figure. Exterior Kufic inscription.

Üretim Kashan

Üslup Minai