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late 12th–early 13th century · Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze · Islamic Art

Polychrome techniques of underglaze painting were a speciatlity of the Kashan workshops. The intimate way in which the figures seem to interact with each other may indicate a scene from a romance or epic. Poetry is framing the inner and the outer rim.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 12th–early 13th century

Medium

Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1968