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Mina'i Bowl
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Late 12th-early 13th century; Persian, Seljuk Dynasty; Ceramic; 9.8 x 21 cm (3 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.); City of Detroit Purchase.
Mina'i (enameled) was the most elaborate Seljuk pottery style, requiring several firings for pigments and gold leaf. Its figural style, derived from wall and miniature painting, preserved in a durable medium an almost vanished aspect of Seljuk art. This luxury ware was produced in Kashan for an emerging wealthy middle class.
The mina'i bowl depicts a scene from the Shahnama (The Book of Kings), the 11th-century Persian poet Firdausi's epic poem. The subject, the victorious Iranian King Faridun leading his vanquished Arab foe Zahhak, was chosen for narrative and symbolic reasons.
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