Conservation Cart Talk | Technology of Mina'i Ceramics

Learn how complex designs were made in Islamic Mina'i ceramics, a colorful style of pottery developed in Iran in the late 12th–early 13th centuries. In this talk, Andrew W. Mellon Senior Scientist Blythe McCarthy shares what scientific analysis reveals about the multistep glazing and firing processes behind these artworks. After the talk, visit our galleries to view more of these ceramics and see how this research deepens your understanding.

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Image: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1943.3

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National Museum of Asian Art - West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 3, 1050 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, United States

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