Bowl with Falconer
Period: Seljuq Period (1037 - 1194)
Date: late 12th-early 13th century
Dimensions:
H: 3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm); Diam: 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm).
Medium: Stonepaste, opaque white glaze, polychrome in-glaze and overglaze painting (Mina’i ware)
Place of Origin: Probably Kashan, Iran
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1941.12
Label Text:Named for the Persian word for enamel, Mina’i ware features brightly colored designs painted with enamel (colored glass pigments), which are fixed by multiple firings in the kiln. These ceramics are sometime called “haft rang,” the Persian term for “seven colors” because of their large color palette. The use of opaque, white glaze evokes Chinese porcelain. Mina’i ware often displays courtly pastimes, including feasting, music, poetry, and hunting. This bowl depicts twelve seated figures surrounding a falconer on horseback.
DescriptionA flaring bowl with a straight foot. Inside, a mounted falconer in a roundel in the bottom, surrounded by twelve seated figures in a pale blue band. Outside plain except for a naskhi inscription. Touches of gold.
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