Kashan dish, c.1200 CE

Kashan Dish, c.1200 CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From the dish's description on [artsmia.org](www.artsmia.org): *'The interior of this exceptionally large and well-preserved Kashan dish is decorated with an elegant Arabic verse: La elah ela allah (No god other than god). During the Seljuk period, innovative Kashan workshops produced a variety of luster, underglaze-decorated, and monochrome wares. Chemical changes in the glaze resulting from centuries of burial gave this striking work a heavy iridescence.'* More info [here](https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4728/dish-iran)