Kashan Lustre Dish, 1180–1220

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At a glance

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In time

The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Arts of the book

Overview

A Kashan lapis dish with inscriptional and human decoration; 1180–1220, the Seljuk period. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Horse colours and markings in Timurid painting· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Arabic calligraphy and its teaching

Sources

Victoria and Albert Museum Collection API

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islam.museum contributors. “Kashan Lustre Dish, 1180–1220”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/sahn-lajvard-kashan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Arabesque

The interlaced vegetal ornament that became the signature of Islamic art, flowing across stucco, stone, wood and manuscripts.