Bowl with Riders

CulturePersian
Titles
  • Bowl with Riders
DateLate 12th century
MediumStonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Dimensions3 9/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 5/16 in. (9 × 21.4 × 21.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by His Highness the Aga Khan Shia Ismaili Community of Houston, The Levant Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Akbar Ladjevardian, The Francis L. Lederer Foundation, courtesy of Sharon Lederer; Marathon Oil Company, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rehmatulla, Strategic Real Estate Advisors, London, Monsour Taghdisi, His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim Al Thani, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and the 2007 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2007.1306
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Description

Luster ceramics are among the most exquisite and costly-to-produce ceramics in the Islamic world. The shiny, metallic effect of the decoration is created by applying metallic oxides to a previously glazed and fired object, which is subsequently fired in oxygen-free kilns. The lack of oxygen produces a chemical reaction that fixes a thin metallic film on the object’s surface. The decorative repertoire of these vessels includes excerpts of poetry.

 
The city of Kashan, among others, became a prominent center of luster ceramic production in the 12th century, and remained so well after the Mongol invasions of the mid-13th century.


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