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The vast majority of mīnāʾī ware —formerly known as Rhages or Rayy ware, for the city of Rayy in northern Iran, and sometimes referred to as haft rang (Pers., seven colours)—is made of stonepaste (also known as fritware) with enamel overglaze painted decoration (Pers., mīnā ). W…
Few examples of Karakhanid (Qarakhānid) art and architecture remain from the great many brick structures built across Central Asia (the Karakhanids ruled 382–609/992–1212). The surviving buildings are in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Tombs, minarets, a mosque façade, a…