This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in:English, Arabic. Name of Object:Mina´i painted bowl Location:Doha, Qatar Holding Museum:Museum of Islamic Art About Museum of Islamic Art, Doha Date of Object:Hegira 6th-7th century / AD late 12th-early 13th century Museum Inventory Number:PO.228 Material(s) / Technique(s):Fritware; Minai Painting Dimensions:Diameter: 21.6cm Period / Dynasty:Seljuq Provenance:Iran, Kashan Description:Figurative decoration on Iranian pottery of the 12th and 13th centuries reflects a contemporary tradition of mural and manuscript painting, of which very little survives. The repertoire of mina´i ware sometimes includes recognizable episodes from the epic Shahnama, and it is possible that the scene depicted on this bowl shows just such a one: the ruler Bahram Chubina is presented with the head of a general, Ayin Ghashap, who was sent to oppose him. The head is being held by the soldier who had murdered the general. However, the soldier greatly misjudged the ruler; Bahram had great respect for Ayin Ghashap and had the soldier hanged. Selected bibliography:Pal, Pratapaditya, Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), 1973. Citation of this web page:"Mina´i painted bowl" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus21;28;en
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