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Source Description
This low, four-footed table or stool has a turquoise blue glaze on most of its surface. The raised relief decoration, which was made using molds, shows a large, seated figure surrounded by smaller-scale standing figures. It is repeated on all four sides. Comparing it with other 12th- or 13th-century scenes from Iran (where this is thought to have been made) clarifies the image and indicates that the seated figure is likely a prince surrounded by members of his court. The table, which may also be called a “tabouret,” was probably used for feasts where diners would be seated on the floor or ground.
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Document identity
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33136
label
Table (Tabouret) with Enthroned Prince and Courtiers
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obj
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object
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6
Source metadata
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33136
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Table (Tabouret) with Enthroned Prince and Courtiers
description
This low, four-footed table or stool has a turquoise blue glaze on most of its surface. The raised relief decoration, which was made using molds, shows a large, seated figure surrounded by smaller-scale standing figures. It is repeated on all four sides. Comparing it with other 12th- or 13th-century scenes from Iran (where this is thought to have been made) clarifies the image and indicates that the seated figure is likely a prince surrounded by members of his court. The table, which may also be called a “tabouret,” was probably used for feasts where diners would be seated on the floor or ground.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th-13th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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stools
tables
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6
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6
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
25.4
height
26
depth
26
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 × W: 10 1/4 × L: 10 1/4 in. (25.4 × 26 × 26 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
Glazed fritware
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6768
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none
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548
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