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Medieval · № 364

Bowl with Courtly Scene

Unknown Persian artist(s) · c. 1180–1220

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Bowl with Courtly Scene

Mina’i ware bowl with courtly scene; Mia places it in Iran/Persia, c. 1180-1220.

Maker
Unknown Persian artist(s)
Date
c. 1180–1220
Place
Asia
Material
Stonepaste with overglaze-painted polychromy and gold, Mina’i ware
Dimensions
3 3/16 x 7 3/4 in. (8.1 x 19.69 cm)
Current collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art (G243)
Source: Minneapolis Institute of Art / Zenodo Objaverse mirror ↗

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Overglaze polychromy and gold depict a courtly gathering on stonepaste. The painted figures follow the curved profile of the bowl.
Wall text from The Work of the Surface

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Maker
Unknown Persian artist(s)
Date
c. 1180–1220
Place
Asia
Material
Stonepaste with overglaze-painted polychromy and gold, Mina’i ware
Dimensions
3 3/16 x 7 3/4 in. (8.1 x 19.69 cm)
Current collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art (G243)
Source
Minneapolis Institute of Art / Zenodo Objaverse mirror ↗
Rights
cc-zero

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05The Work of the SurfaceView exhibition ↗