30 janvier 2017
Bowl with a Horseman, Attributed to Iran, late 12th–early 13th century, with early 20th century additions
Dish with Scalloped Rim and Radial Pattern, Made in Iran, probably Rayy, 12th–early 13th century, with early 20th century additions. Stonepaste; luster-painted, in-glaze painted, transparent colorless and blue glaze. H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm) Diam. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm). Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of The Schiff Foundation, 1966 (66.159) © 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Luster pieces like this scalloped dish often went unaltered in the early twentieth century because the metallic sheen could not be replicated with a pigment. Overpainting on this dish was employed mostly to cover joints.
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