Jug
Jug
Place of OriginPersia (Rayy)
DateLate 13th century
DimensionsH: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Max Diam: 5 7/8 in. (14.7 cm).
MediumEarthenware with low relief and polychrome enamel decoration with gilding.
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1941.15
Not on View
DescriptionThinly potted jug with closely knit arabesque patterns in low relief outlined in red and colored white, navy blue, and gold. Transitional from haft rang ware to so-called Lajcardina ware.
Published ReferencesRiefstahl, R.M., The Parish-Watson Collection of Mohammedan Potteries, New York, 1922, no. 36, p. 183, fig. 60.
Pope, A.U. and P. Ackerman, A Survey of Persian Art, London and New York, 1938, II, p. 1646, V, pl. 685.
The Toledo Museum of Art: Museum News, December 1941, p. 1515, fig. 16.
Exhibition HistoryLondon, Royal Academy, International Exhibition of Persian Art, 1931.
New York, Iranian Institute, Exhibition of Persian Art, 1940, p. 218, case 13D.
13th century
13th century
13th century
about 1100-1200
about 1100
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Edo Period (1603-1868)
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