Dish

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Dish

Persia (Iran)LinkedCulture matchlcp-e178dfb5f331

Date
c. 1200
Medium
Stonepaste with carved decor under turquoise glaze
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
4728

The interior of this exceptionally large and well-preserved Kashan dish is decorated with an elegant Arabic verse: La elah ela allah (No god other than god). During the Seljuk period, innovative Kashan workshops produced a variety of luster, underglaze-decorated, and monochrome wares. Chemical changes in the glaze resulting from centuries of burial gave this striking work a heavy iridescence. Iran, Asia

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The Katherine Kittredge McMillan Memorial Fund

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