Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs

Item

Title
Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs
Description
The figures and decoration on the interior of this bowl combine imagery of the courtly cycle and astronomy. In the center the sun is surrounded by personifications of the planets (clockwise) Mars, Mercury, Venus, the moon, Saturn, and Jupiter. Islamic astronomers believed the planets orbited the earth, forming seven concentric circles.
Identifier
m_2021_metm_03
Creator
Unknown, attributed Iranian
Date
late 12th–early 13th century
Format
ceramics (object genre)
Medium
Stonepaste, polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i)
Subject
astronomy
planetary gods
decorative bowls
Spatial Coverage
Attributed to Central or Northern Iran
Iran
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Holder
Public Domain
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451379?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&where=Iran&ao=on&ft=Moon&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=5
Item sets
Retrieving the Moon
Site pages
Moon Collection
Media
m_2021_metm_03_r
m_2021_metm_03_r01

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ceremics