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Mina’i is a modern collectors’ term for ceramics made in Iran during the late 12th to early 13th centuries. The term mina’i, translates as “enamelled” in Persian, designating the colored glass pigments used to paint detailed figural decoration on vessels or tiles, which were then fixed on the ceramic base by multiple firings. The use of a wide range of colors, including turquoise, red, green, purple, and black, also led these types of ceramics to be called by the Persian term “haft rang,” or “seven colors.” This footed bowl incorporates a number of colors frequently found on mina’i, such as blue, green, red, and black outlining. A dark blue kufic inscription on the outer rim seems to be a repetition of pseudo-script, while the interior raised inscription is largely illegible.