Vase
ca. 1650-1700. (made)
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Vase of flattened form, fritware, painted in red, blue and olive green under a clear glaze, with a pair of two-handled vases decorated with cartouches and flowering plants. On either side of these vases is a flowering plant in blue, and from their mouths hang down flowering stems. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted in green and red slip and underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Vase, fritware, of flattened heart-shape, underglaze painted in blue with red and green slip, covered in a clear glaze; Iran, 1650-1700. |
| Physical description | Vase of flattened form, fritware, painted in red, blue and olive green under a clear glaze, with a pair of two-handled vases decorated with cartouches and flowering plants. On either side of these vases is a flowering plant in blue, and from their mouths hang down flowering stems. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue |
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| Production | "Kirman Polychrome" |
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| Accession number | 1187-1893 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2009 |
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