- Provenance
- Provenance research underway.
- Description
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Clay: fine, white.
Glaze: clear turquoise; iridescent decay.
Decoration: painted in cobalt blue under glaze; king and four attendants. One of a pair F1967.24.
- Label
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This bowl is clearly intended as a pair to another one in the collection (see F1967.24) depicting a seated crowned male figure with attendants. Although women played a significant role in medieval Persian pictorial imagery, they were usually shown as part of a greater ensemble and in the company of men. The female figure or "queen" on this bowl is not only the visual focus of the bowl, but she is also larger in scale than her male companion, which further underlines her importance and prestige. The two vessels are the only known extant examples of a "matching pair" from medieval Iran.
- Published References
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- Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 92.
- Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of 2500 Years of Persian Art. Exh. cat. Washington, 1971. cat. 78.
- Mehdi Bahrami. Gurgan faïences. Cairo. pp. 54-56, fig. 11, pl. 16.
- , Eva Baer, David Nicolle, Barbara Schmitz, Oliver Watson. The Art of the Saljuqs in Iran and Anatolia. Costa Mesa, California. cat. 3, p. 135.
- Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 52, pp. 188-119.
- Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of Islamic Pottery at the Freer Gallery of Art. London, March 1974. p. 223, fig. 7.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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