Plate
NEP19
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iran | Kashan
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | NEP19 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Persian |
| Provenience | Iran | Kashan |
| Date Made | 1211 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Glazed |
| Iconography | Bird | Seated Figure | Inscription |
| Description | Body of plate, wine and bird motif. Green luster. Center medallion 2 seated figures and inscription carrying date and place of manufacture. [Kashan workshop, 604H] Inscription in central roundel states this was made in 604H [1211 CE] "Decorated in lustre paint on an opaque white glaze with central medallion of two seated figures surrounded by an inscription containing the date of the plate: Safar, 608 A.H." |
| Height | 11 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 49.53 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1924 |
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