COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1998.298ab
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MMA_.1998.298ab
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Syrian
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Syrian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Pyxis
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Pyxis
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
second half of the 11th century
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second half of the 11th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1050
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1050
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1099
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1099
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Composite body; luster-painted
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Composite body; luster-painted
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Ceramics
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Ceramics
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Total H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Bowl H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Lid H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Max. Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
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Total H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Bowl H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Lid H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Max. Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1998.298ab
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1998.298ab
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Harvey and Elizabeth Plotnick Gift, and Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art,1998
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Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Harvey and Elizabeth Plotnick Gift, and Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art,1998
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This type of luster-painted pottery is known as "Tell Minis," after the name of a village in Central Syria where a number of these ceramics were found, though there is no evidence proving they were potted there. The condition of this well-proportioned lidded bowl is exceptional, since its surface retains a lustrous quality. The band with vegetal scrolls under the rim offers a pleasant chromatic contrast, and the sequence of partridges atop the lid animates and enhances the decoration. The prominent inscription, in kufic, is an aphorism in praise of the virtues of patience.
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<P>This type of luster-painted pottery is known as "Tell Minis," after the name of a village in Central Syria where a number of these ceramics were found, though there is no evidence proving they were potted there. The condition of this well-proportioned lidded bowl is exceptional, since its surface retains a lustrous quality. The band with vegetal scrolls under the rim offers a pleasant chromatic contrast, and the sequence of partridges atop the lid animates and enhances the decoration. The prominent inscription, in kufic, is an aphorism in praise of the virtues of patience.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is1998.298ab.R.tif
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MMA_.is1998.298ab.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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