Mina'i Ware

A Reassessment and Comprehensive Study of Iranian Polychrome Overglaze Wares through Sherds

By: Richard P. McClary

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Hardcover | 31 July 2024

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360 Pages

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24.4 x 17.0 x 2.7

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Mina'i, or polychrome overglaze, ware was made in Iran between the late 12^th and the early 13^th centuries. However, most pieces in museums have in fact been rebuilt, often from pieces of multiple different vessels with extensive plaster fill and modern overpaint. Only by closely examining unrestored archaeological sherds - genuine fragments of pots - can we build an authentic picture of what mina'i ware actually looked like. In this innovative book, Richard P. McClary studies sherds in collections around the world to help us to understand the production, decoration and distribution of the wares. He then examines the increased popularity of mina'i ware from the late-19^th to the mid-20^th century, with a focus on the dealers, collectors and curators, as well as the various types of faking, restoration, repair and conservation that has occurred over the last century.

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This is the first and most welcome monograph on the so-called mina'i wares. Its originality lies on the corpus, based here on sherds instead of on often unreliable complete vessels. Richard McClary's erudite approach includes an attempt to classify these wares according to different styles. A valiant tour de force.--Yves Porter, Aix-Marseille Universit?

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