Jar
1650-1720
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| Place of origin |
Jar of off-white fritware, of compressed globular form. With straight neck, covered in a white slip and incised with sgraffiato, and decoration imitating a Chinese blue and white design. With four lozenge shaped compartments enclosing a conventional lotus-flower with scrolled foliage throughout, beneath a lappet band around the shoulder, covered in a clear glaze, now crackled.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fritware, white slip and incised |
| Brief description | Jar, coarse fritware, of compressed globular form covered in slip and incised; Iran, 1650-1720. |
| Physical description | Jar of off-white fritware, of compressed globular form. With straight neck, covered in a white slip and incised with sgraffiato, and decoration imitating a Chinese blue and white design. With four lozenge shaped compartments enclosing a conventional lotus-flower with scrolled foliage throughout, beneath a lappet band around the shoulder, covered in a clear glaze, now crackled. |
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| Gallery label | Bowl.
1362-1901.(1954-) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1362-1901 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2009 |
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