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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jar

1600 to 1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar, fritware, of flattened oblong shape with stepped lobbed ends the front and back panels with ogee-shaped panels, and the neck of oblong fluted section with rolled rim, covered with an opaque turquoise glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, moulded, turquoise galze
Brief description
Jar, fritware, with ogee shaped panels and fluted neck and sides covered in an opaque turquoise glaze; Iran, 17th or early 18th century.
Physical description
Jar, fritware, of flattened oblong shape with stepped lobbed ends the front and back panels with ogee-shaped panels, and the neck of oblong fluted section with rolled rim, covered with an opaque turquoise glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
  • Width: 17.8cm
Style
Gallery label
Vase. 1089-1883(1954)
Collection
Accession number
1089-1883

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Record createdApril 1, 2009
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