Mina'i ware bowl fragment with figures / Iran, Kashan

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Accession Number: 1957/1.67
Title: Mina'i ware bowl fragment with figures
Artist: Iran, Kashan
Artist Nationality: Iranian
Medium and Support: fritware, blue and turquoise underglaze painted enamel overglaze painting in red and black
Object Creation Date: late 12th century - early 13th century
Object Creation Place: Middle East; Iranian
Creation Place 1: Middle East
Creation Place 2: Iranian
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Style/Group/Movement: Kashan Pottery
Dimensions: 5.72 cm x 20 cm x 10.16 cm (2 1/4 in. x 7 7/8 in. x 4 in.)
Century: Late 12th-early 13th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Physical Description: A fragment of a shallow bowl with decorations of human and animal forms.
Subject Matter: A Kashan Style of pottery, this fragment was from a shallow bowl and depicts human and animal figures. The multiple colors on this piece shows the mastery of Kashan style.
Primary Keywords: animals; bowl; iran (nation); islamic
Secondary Keywords: asian; geographic and political locations; making art; middle east (general region); objects; the natural world; types
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 968 x 720
File Size: 73 KB
Record: 1957/1.67
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Full citation: "Mina'i ware bowl fragment with figures; Iran, Kashan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.67/1957_1.67.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.