Mina'i Beaker with Seated Princes

1180–1220

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Mina'i Beaker with Seated Princes, 1180–1220. Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with overglaze design, mina’i ware; overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.977 A band of Kufic runs around the outside of the rim and another one is around the inside of the rim.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: Fritware with overglaze design, mina’i ware
Medium: fritware, overglaze, design, mina, ware
Dimensions: Overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Departments: Islamic Art
Accession Number: 1917.977
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Exhibitions: Persian Decorative Art, Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 116 Islamic