Publication Date
late 12th-early 13th century (Seljuq (?))
Publication Place
-
The Walters Art Museum
Subject
Culture: | more | less
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Dimensions: H: 3 3/16 × W: 7 5/8 in. (8.1 × 19.4 cm)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
48.1166
Record ID
walters-26238
Library Location
The Walters Art Museum
Date
late 12th-early 13th century (Seljuq (?))
Notes
Mina’i is a modern collectors’ term for ceramics made in Iran during the late 12th to early 13th centuries. The term mina’i, translates as “enamelled” in Persian, designating the colored glass pigments used to paint detailed figural decoration on vessels or tiles, which were then fixed on the ceramic base by multiple firings. The use of a wide range of colors, including turquoise, red, green, purple, and black, also led these types of ceramics to be called by the Persian term “haft rang,” or “seven colors.”
Mina’i ware scenes often depict courtly pursuits, such as feasting, fighting, or poetry and music performances. These colorful compositions created complex narrative scenes which paralleled manuscript painting. Two horsemen face each other across the center of this footed bowl, charging towards the tree that rises to mark the central line of the bowl. A kufic inscription in blue encircles the interior rim of the bowl, and a loose naskhi inscription adorns the exterior rim.For the latest information about this object, bowls (vessels), visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
Islamic Art
Malzeme
fritware, white underglaze, black, blue, brown, red, and turquoise overglaze enamel
