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Source Description
Along with Basra in Iraq and Fustat (Old Cairo) in Egypt, Kashan served as a hub of Islamic ceramic production in northern Iran. This dish was likely produced in one of its workshops and is admired for its rare blue glaze design on a luster ground. Rulers and other court officials are commonly depicted on lusterware of this period.
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Document identity
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128300
label
Luster Dish with Seated Prince
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128300
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object
title
Luster Dish with Seated Prince
description
Along with Basra in Iraq and Fustat (Old Cairo) in Egypt, Kashan served as a hub of Islamic ceramic production in northern Iran. This dish was likely produced in one of its workshops and is admired for its rare blue glaze design on a luster ground. Rulers and other court officials are commonly depicted on lusterware of this period.
date
1170–1220
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758043
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
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Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
accession
1951.289
Source extras
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fritware with luster-painted design
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Luster Dish with Seated Prince, 1170–1220. Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.289
collection
Islamic Art
didYouKnow
Around the dish's edge is a frieze of birds against an arabesque field.
citations
citation
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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Reproduced: cover; Mentioned: p. 197
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 703
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 211
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 211
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 267
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:37:16.423000
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128300
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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fritware with luster-painted design
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