Luster Dish with Polo Player

1170–1200
Overall: 7.2 x 35.5 cm (2 13/16 x 14 in.)
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Where fine clay was unavailable, potters made a paste out of ground quartz, clay, and glass. When fired, the paste created a compact white material called fritware that approximated the appearance of porcelain.

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Luster potters migrated to the city of Kashan in Iran where luster ware reached its greatest height during the 1170s until about 1220. This masterful dish features a mounted polo player, a figure representing the Iranian ideal of beauty with a round moon-like face and fine features.
Luster Dish with Polo Player

Luster Dish with Polo Player

1170–1200

Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)

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