Khorasan Blue Glazed Jar with Inscription

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/2 in. (719 grams, 16.5 cm high).

Of piriform shape with tapering neck, rolled rim and everted foot, painted with panels of text, circumferential bands and delicate scrolling forms beneath a turquoise glaze; iridescent surfaces, some restoration.

Provenance

with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 36.20.47, for a similar jar from Nishapur, dated 13th century A.D.

CONDITION

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