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Source Description
Mina’i ware takes its name from the Persian word for <em>enamel.</em> It was a luxurious type of pottery and used enamel painting to create true polychrome ceramic for the first time. Mina’i ware frequently combines blues, greens, and purples with sharp black and red executed with precise control. Figural scenes are quite common for these vessels and often recall book illustrations including rows of seated court members, sometimes flanking an enthroned ruler, and princely scenes of hunting or falconry.
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98300
label
Mina'i Beaker with Seated Princes
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98300
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title
Mina'i Beaker with Seated Princes
description
Mina’i ware takes its name from the Persian word for <em>enamel.</em> It was a luxurious type of pottery and used enamel painting to create true polychrome ceramic for the first time. Mina’i ware frequently combines blues, greens, and purples with sharp black and red executed with precise control. Figural scenes are quite common for these vessels and often recall book illustrations including rows of seated court members, sometimes flanking an enthroned ruler, and princely scenes of hunting or falconry.
date
1180–1220
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756186
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
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Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
accession
1917.977
Source extras
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Fritware with overglaze design, mina’i ware
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Mina'i Beaker with Seated Princes, 1180–1220. Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with overglaze design, mina’i ware; overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.977
collection
Islamic Art
formerAccessionNumbers
680.16
898.17
didYouKnow
A band of Kufic runs around the outside of the rim and another one is around the inside of the rim.
citations
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. 705
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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. 212
citation
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. 212
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:18:17.774000
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98300
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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Fritware with overglaze design, mina’i ware
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