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Source Description
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 varied color repertoire is displayed here as the exterior of this jug features raised rounded motifs, complete with gold paint against a turquoise background. The exterior rim includes a raised inscription in Arabic script.
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32583
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Jug with Inscription and Animal Head Spout
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Jug with Inscription and Animal Head Spout
description
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 varied color repertoire is displayed here as the exterior of this jug features raised rounded motifs, complete with gold paint against a turquoise background. The exterior rim includes a raised inscription in Arabic script.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 12th-early 13th century (Seljuq (?))
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en
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jugs
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cm
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16.9
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15.4
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H: 6 5/8 × Diam: 6 1/16 in. (16.9 × 15.4 cm)
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fritware, turquoise underglaze, red and white overglaze enamel
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