Double-shelled ewer

Double-shell ewer with rooster-head neck and tail-shaped handle. Ajoure work with black design and cobalt spots under turquoise glaze. Small piece on top of neck restored. Slight iridescence in spots.

Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, early 13th century
Medium
Stone-paste body painted under glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 29.1 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1949.19
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Ewer

Keywords
Iran, iridescence, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Double-shell ewer with rooster-head neck and tail-shaped handle. Ajoure work with black design and cobalt spots under turquoise glaze. Small piece on top of neck restored. Slight iridescence in spots.

Published References
  • Louise W. Mackie. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland. .
  • Sekai bijutsu zenshu [A Complete Collection of World Art]. 40 vols., Tokyo, 1960-1966. vol. 22: fig. 110.
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 88.
  • Robert J. Charleston. Islamic Pottery. Masterpieces of Western and Near Eastern Ceramics, vol. 4 Tokyo and New York. vol. 4: pl. 51.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of 2500 Years of Persian Art. Exh. cat. Washington, 1971. cat. 75.
  • Marianna Shreve Simpson. L'Art Islamique: Asiae, Iran, Afgahanistan, Asia Centrale et Inde. La Grammaire des Styles Paris, 1956-1958. pp. 26-28.
  • Richard Ettinghausen. Medieval Near Eastern Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington and Baltimore. p. 29.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 23, pp. 58-59.
  • Sato Masahiko. Yakimono nyumon. Tokyo. p. 138.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of Islamic Pottery at the Freer Gallery of Art. London, March 1974. p. 223, fig. 8.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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