Islamic Art
Luster Dish with Polo Player
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Details
- Author / creator
- Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194)
- Object type
- Ceramics
- Date or period
- 1170–1200
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 7.2 × 35.5 cm
- Maker or workshop
- Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194)
- Period / style
- Seljuq period
- Place of origin
- Iran
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Art Fund grant and Friends of the Ashcombe Museum, 1944
About this object
Luster potters migrated to the city of Kashan in Iran where luster ware reached its greatest height during the 1170s until about 1220. This masterful dish features a mounted polo player, a figure representing the Iranian ideal of beauty with a round moon-like face and fine features.
Materials and technique
Fritware with luster-painted design
