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Source Description
Luster potters migrated to the city of Kashan in Iran where luster ware reached its greatest height during the 1170s until about 1220. This masterful dish features a mounted polo player, a figure representing the Iranian ideal of beauty with a round moon-like face and fine features.
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124071
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Luster Dish with Polo Player
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124071
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Luster Dish with Polo Player
description
Luster potters migrated to the city of Kashan in Iran where luster ware reached its greatest height during the 1170s until about 1220. This masterful dish features a mounted polo player, a figure representing the Iranian ideal of beauty with a round moon-like face and fine features.
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1170–1200
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en
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Q60757043
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Ceramic
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Overall: 7.2 x 35.5 cm (2 13/16 x 14 in.)
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Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194)
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1944.74
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fritware with luster-painted design
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Luster Dish with Polo Player, 1170–1200. Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194). Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 7.2 x 35.5 cm (2 13/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.74
collection
Islamic Art
didYouKnow
Where fine clay was unavailable, potters made a paste out of ground quartz, clay, and glass. When fired, the paste created a compact white material called <em>fritware</em> that approximated the appearance of porcelain.
citations
citation
Dimand, Maurice Sven. <em>Loan Exhibition of Ceramic Art of the Near East, New York, May 12 to June 28, MCMXXXI</em>. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1931.
page_number
Mentioned: no. 52, p. 13; Reproduced: no. 52 [unpaginated]
citation
Dimand, Maurice Sven. <em>Loan Exhibition of Ceramic Art of the Near East, New York, May 12 to June 28, MCMXXXI</em>. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1931.
page_number
Mentioned: no. 52, p. 13
citation
Pope, Arthur Upham, Phyllis Ackerman, and Theodore Bestermann. <em>A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present</em>. London: Oxford University Press, 1938.
page_number
Reproduced: Vol. V, pI. 633B [unpaginated]
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Hollis, Howard. “Two near Eastern Lustered Bowls.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 31, no. 9 (November 1944): 158–163 and inside cover.
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Mentioned: pp. 158–160; Reproduced: p. 163
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Shepherd, Dorothy. "A Luster Bowl from Gurgan." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>44, no. 9 (November 1957): 196–197.
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Mentioned: p. 197
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Neils, Jenifer. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 25, fig. 27
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Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 6 (October 1985): 326–359.
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Reproduced: p. 347, fig. 42
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Franklin, David and C. Griffith Mann.<em> Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2012.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 96–97
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Mackie, Louise W. "Transformations: Art from Islamic Lands in the Cleveland Collection." <em>Orientations: The Magazine for Collectors and Connoisseurs of Asian Art</em>, November/December 2013.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 79, fig. 1
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Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 227
citation
“A Walking Tour: The entire new museum wing by wing, with curators calling out a few favorite works in the collection.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 54, no. 1 (January/February 2014): 8–33.
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Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 11
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
galleryDonorText
Arlene M. and Arthur S. Holden Textile Gallery
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2026-05-29 06:23:46.645000
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fritware with luster-painted design
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