Plate
- Culture
- Persian
- Period
- Safavid dynasty, 1501–1736
- Date
- 16th–17th century
- probably made in
- Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, Asia
- found in
- Kubachi, Dakhadayevsky district, Republic of Dagestan, Russia, Asia
- Classification
- Ceramics, containers
- Collection
- Islamic Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 120
- Dimensions
- height: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
diameter of mouth: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
diameter of foot: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Paul A. Dewald in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Whitman
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 83:1997
NOTES
Although it was made in Iran, this plate was found in the town of Kubachi in Daghestan in southern Russia, where it was used as a wall decoration. Such wares are called “Kubachi” wares, and their precise places of manufacture in Iran are undetermined.
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