Jar
1870-1900 (made)
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Jar of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in yellow copper lustre. Ovoid and painted with four vertical panels, in two of which have figures of old men, and in the remaining two, one has a Chinese lion and the other a dragon.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, white slip, lustre decoration |
| Brief description | Ovoid jar of fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in yellow copper lustre, Iran (Ispahan), late 19th century. |
| Physical description | Jar of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in yellow copper lustre. Ovoid and painted with four vertical panels, in two of which have figures of old men, and in the remaining two, one has a Chinese lion and the other a dragon. |
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| Production | register |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, Oliver. Persian Lustre Ware. London: Faber and Faber, 1985. ISBN 0-571-13235-9. Plate 146, p. 175 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1332-1904 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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