Cart Talk: Technology of Mina’i Ware

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    Date

    Thursday, November 16, 2023
    2:00 pm–3:00 pm

    Location

    Freer Gallery of Art
    Freer gallery 3

Description

The complex pictorial designs on Islamic mina’i ceramics were only possible through a multistep glazing and firing process.  In this talk given by senior scientist Blythe McCarthy, the results from scientific study of the many-colored glazes are used to explain how mina’i ware was produced.

Cost

Free

Topics

Gallery Talks & Tours