AMICA ID:
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MMA_.40.170.131
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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Six smaller blue dishes of this type were found in the crypt of the Famen Temple in China, which was sealed in 874, providing a date ante quem for our plate. This plate, one of the few examples of its kind, was found at the site of Nishapur in eastern Iran in 1939. It is, therefore, important evidence of the active glass trade from west to east during the early Islamic period.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian; Nishapur
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Iran
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Western Asia, excavated at the Tepe Madraseh, Nishapur
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Title:
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Fragmentary plate
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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9th century
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Creation Start Date:
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800
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Creation End Date:
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899
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Materials and Techniques:
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Glass, blown, trailed, and scratch-engraved
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Creation Place:
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Western Asia, excavated at the Tepe Madraseh, Nishapur
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Dimensions:
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H. 5/8 in. (1.5 cm), Diam. 11 in. (28 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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40.170.131
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1940
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_40.170.131.tif
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