A Saljuq Mināʾi bowl, 12th-13th centuries.

A larger image of this Saljuq Mina'i bowl with seated royal figure, holding a wine cup, flanked by attendants and surrounded by courtiers.

Bowl
Like many of the other mināʾi ceramics, this example is concerned with courtly themes - here, the seated royal figure, holding a wine cup, flanked by attendants and surrounded by courtiers.
Date: 12th–13th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Stonepaste; overglaze painted (mina'i)
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Diam. 8 1/2in. (21.6cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
Accession Number: 17.120.41
Inscription: Inscription in Arabic expressing good wishes
Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher, New York (until his d.1917; bequeathed to MMA)
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York