Jar
1620-40 (made)
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Jar of fritware, with flattened globular body, short neck, unglazed flat base with a large groove. Painted in underglaze blue with black outline, on the body with three birds in flight and one standing on a rock; two bands of overlapping petals round the shoulder and the foot; tips and parts of plantain leaves round the neck.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with underglaze decoration |
| Brief description | Small jar, fritware, painted in underglaze blue and black with birds in flight; Iran, 1620-40. |
| Physical description | Jar of fritware, with flattened globular body, short neck, unglazed flat base with a large groove. Painted in underglaze blue with black outline, on the body with three birds in flight and one standing on a rock; two bands of overlapping petals round the shoulder and the foot; tips and parts of plantain leaves round the neck. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Crowe, Yolande, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1501-1738) (London : Thames and Hudson, 2002): cat. no. 102, p.94. |
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| Accession number | 1113-1876 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2009 |
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