Polychrome Dish with Drinking Figure

Collection number	陶031-0074
Provenance	Northeastern Iran
Period	Samanid period
Date	ca. 900-1000 CE
Material	Glazed Pottery
Dimension	D. 19.1 cm
Comment	The person wearing probably Central Asian costume with overcoat is depicted on the center of the bowl. The cup held on the right hand may be a glass filled with red wine. The place of the origin of grape which is raw materials of the wine has been regarded as Mediterranean coast, Anatolia or Caucasus. Wine was called as "beer of mountain". It suggests that the cultivation of wine might have been impossible in Mesopotamia, extremely dry region.
Classification	glazed pottery
Keywords	Yellow, Green, Orange Pleasant, Stylish, Vivid Western Asia, Iran, Northeastern Iran Islamic Dynasties, Early Islamic Period, Samanids Clay, Glazed pottery Vessel, Dish/Plate, Based/Legged vessel, Based Human, Male, Scene, Banquet
資料ID	1992