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Luster Dish with Seated Prince
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Along with Basra in Iraq and Fustat (Old Cairo) in Egypt, Kashan served as a hub of Islamic ceramic production in northern Iran. This dish was likely produced in one of its workshops and is admired for its rare blue glaze design on a luster ground. Rulers and other court officials are commonly depicted on lusterware of this period.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLuster Dish with Seated Prince, 1170–1220. Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.289
