Jar

Place of OriginPersia (Iran)

Date17th-18th century

DimensionsH: 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm); Max Diam: 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm); Rim Diam: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); Base Diam: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

MediumOrange-red earthenware covered with turquoise glaze.

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LineGift of Florence Scott Libbey

Object number

1938.96

Not on View

DescriptionOvoid shaped jug with wide mouth and a rough foot, decorated with freely painted scale pattern and covered with a turquoise glaze that has flowed down onto the foot during firing. One of the so-called "Kubachi" types of pottery. Intact with crackle throughout; in places (especially mouth and inside) stained from oils stored in jar.

Exhibition HistoryGrand Rapids Art Gallery, Ceramics Exhibition, 1954.