Beaker with Seated Figures
Beaker with Seated Figures
Period
Seljuq Empire
(Turkish, 1037 - 1194)
Place of OriginIran, probably Kashan
Datelate 12th-early 13th century
Dimensions4 3/8 × 4 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (11.1 × 11.1 × 7 cm)
Mediumglazed earthenware with enamel
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1941.10
Not on View
DescriptionStonepaste, turquoise underglaze to the foot, polychrome in-glaze and overglaze painting (Mina’i ware).
A gently flaring beaker on a short foot. Decorated in haft rang, seven-color polychrome technique. Decorated on the exterior with seven seated figures; below and above are black bands, the latter with a carelessly written pseudo-inscription. Inside is a Kufic inscription wishing glory, prosperity, power, perpetual health, strength, etc. to the owner.
Published ReferencesThe Toledo Museum of Art: Museum News, December 1941 p. 1514, fig. 14.
Exhibition HistoryLondon, Royal Academy, International Exhibition of Persian Art, London, 1931, #133 D.
13th century
First half of 1st century
about 1500
12th century
11th Century
9th Dynasty (2130–2040 BCE)
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