Minneapolis Institute of Art
Dish
Persia (Iran)
- Date
- c. 1200
- Medium
- Stonepaste with carved decor under turquoise glaze
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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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