Miniature Jar
This bowl was unearthed at Nishapur in excavations carried out by the MET in the 1930s and 1940s and was acquired by the Museum through a division of finds with the Iranian government at the time.
The jar was most probably made in the 11th or 12th century, when potters were experimenting with new technologies such as stonepaste. Early stonepaste vessels were mostly monochrome-glazed, in turquoise, purple, white, blue, with the occasional splash of a different color. They displayed a range of inventive shapes, such as small bowls and dishes with scalloped, lobed, and variably decorated rims, and miniature vessels like this object.
The jar was most probably made in the 11th or 12th century, when potters were experimenting with new technologies such as stonepaste. Early stonepaste vessels were mostly monochrome-glazed, in turquoise, purple, white, blue, with the occasional splash of a different color. They displayed a range of inventive shapes, such as small bowls and dishes with scalloped, lobed, and variably decorated rims, and miniature vessels like this object.
Artwork Details
- Title: Miniature Jar
- Date: 11th–12th century
- Geography: Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
- Medium: Stonepaste; glazed
- Dimensions: Base D. 2.5 x D. 3 x H. 4.5 cm
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1948
- Object Number: 48.101.2183
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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ca. 1180–1210
dated 612 AH/1215–16 CE
late 12th–early 13th century
late 13th–14th century
11th century
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