Plate

Artist Rhages (12–13th century)

Date1100-1299

Mediumfritware with overglaze luster

Dimensions34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Terms

Object number1913.75

DescriptionFigures of humans and animals, in reserves, white on gold. Running animals around edge. Lustered, Cracked. Deep blue underneath. No marks.
Label TextPersian ceramics from the Seljuk and Ilkhanid periods exemplify the brilliant technical and decorative achievements of Islamic pottery. Around 1200, Persian ceramicists perfected methods of painting colored designs under colorless or turquoise transparent glazes. In additiion, the artisans of the famed pottery center, Kashan, adopted the technique of painting with metallic pigments over the fired glaze of their vessels; after the second firing ths produced on these pots the golden, lustrous effect of precious metalware.ProvenanceHerter Looms, New York

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