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Place of OriginPersia
Date13th century
DimensionsH: 4 7/8 in. (12.0 cm); Diam: 5 in. (12.7 cm).
MediumGlazed earthenware with enamel decoration.
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1941.11
Not on View
DescriptionWide-mouthed jug with a flaring foot and small handle. Decorated in haft rang, seven-color polychrome technique. Decorated with a band of winged lions and harpies amid floral sprays. Small bands of repetitive and illegible Kufic letters of the interior and exterior of the rim. Covered with a turquoise glaze.
Published References

Pope, A.U., An Introduction to Persian Art Since the Seventh Century A.D., London, 1930, p. 82, fig. 33.

The Toledo Museum of Art: Museum News, December 1941, p. 1514, fig. 13.

Exhibition History

London, Royal Academy, International Exhibition of Persian Art, 1931.

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Seljuq Empire
late 12th-early 13th century
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Seljuq Empire
late 12th-early 13th century
Bowl
about 1100-1200
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1860-1890
Jug
Late 13th century
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Bowl
about 1100

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