Luster Dish with Polo Player
1170–1200
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Luster Dish with Polo Player, 1170–1200. Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 7.2 x 35.5 cm (2 13/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.74 Where fine clay was unavailable, potters made a paste out of ground quartz, clay, and glass. When fired, the paste created a compact white material called fritware that approximated the appearance of porcelain.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- fritware with luster-painted design
- Medium
- fritware, luster-painted, design
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.2 x 35.5 cm (2 13/16 x 14 in.)
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1944.74
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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