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Museum object / non-ranked reference

Spanish Lusterware Dish 56.171.149

Multiple firings turn a painted surface into a moving metallic reflection.

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Summary

Tin-glazed earthenware · metal-based pigment · iridescent sheen. This page connects visible form to an institutional record without reproducing protected object imagery.

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Form and material

The museum record situates the large dish within the movement and adaptation of luster technology across the Islamic world and Iberia.

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What can be observed

Curved volume and painted ornament modulate iridescence; one frontal image cannot show the whole optical effect.

Official or institutional sources

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