A RARE TECHNIQUE BELONGED TO SELJUKS MINAI: EXAMPLES OF SECOND KILIÇ ARSLAN PAVILION

Abstract

Seljuks was seen with their go-ahead and supportive impacts on tile and ceramic which were among the major art branches of the period, by reflecting the affluent cultural accumulations that they gained in geography they dominated, to their senses of the art. Seljuks have come into view to us with ‘’Minai Technique’’ that is unique and that they revealed in Iranian between 12th and 13th century. By using the techniques of overglaze and underglaze together which were often used in tile and ceramic, Seljuks gave successful examples. Minai Technique which is seen only in Konya Second Kılıç Arslan pavilion tiles at the present time is among the most notable examples of its period