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A Saljuq Mināʾī bowl with a ruler and attendants, 12th-13th centuries.
A larger image of this A Saljuq Mināʾī bowl with a ruler and attendants, 12th-13th centuries. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 57.36.5.
Bowl with a Ruler and Attendants,12th–13th century
Like many of the other mināʾi ceramics, this example is concerned with courtly themes - here, the seated royal figure, holding a wine cup, is flanked by attendants and surrounded by courtiers. The peacocks at his feet underscore this theme.
Object Name: Bowl
Date: 12th–13th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i)
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 7 3/8in. (8.3 x 18.7cm)
7 3/8in. (18.7cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of The Schiff Foundation, 1957
Accession Number: 57.36.5
Inscription: On tambourine of one musician, in kufic, possibly: "Kund[a]," a name; inside, in kufic, and outside, in Persian cursive, good wishes to the owner.
Provenance: M. Parish-Watson, New York]; Mortimer L. Schiff, New York (by 1922–d. 1931); his son, John M. Schiff, New York (1931–57; sold and gifted to MMA)
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.