Iran, Kashan / Dish / late 12thâ??early 13th century

Iran, Kashan
Dish
late 12thâ??early 13th century
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Middle Eastern; Iranian
Creator Dates/Places: Iran, Kashan
Creator Active Place: Kashan
Creator Name-CRT: Iran, Kashan
Title: Dish
View: Principal view
Creation Start Date: 1167
Creation End Date: 1233
Creation Date: late 12thâ??early 13th century
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: Composite body, glazed and luster-painted
Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm), 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
Description: This large fluted dish, presently fragmentary and restored, is an excellent example of the so-called Kashan style of luster painting, which reveals the distinctive features of figures drawn in reserve on a luster ground while the background is filled entirely with small spirals and "commas" scratched through the luster. The forty-four visible figures are so densely clustered around the central veiled womanâ??seated in a litter supported by two assesâ??that their bodies occupy virtually the entire painted area. The dish once stood on three small feet, one of which is now missing.
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York
ID Number: 1983.247
Credit Line: Gift of Beatrice Kelekian, in memory of her husband, Charles D. Kelekian, 1983
Copyright: Copyright ?? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp
AMICA ID: MMA_.1983.247
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved

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