Publication Date
Circa 925/1520
Publication Place
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Subject
Colored and glazed porcelain, silver inserts.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 22.3 سم؛ العرض: 15.5 سم (بما فيه المصب)؛ العمق: 11 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
C.2008–1910
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus02;47;ar
Library Location
Victoria and Albert Museum
Date
Circa 925/1520
Notes
A square porcelain jug with four legs and a sloped shoulder. The main spout and handle have been broken off and replaced with silver inserts of European origin around the 19th century. The ewer is painted white on a white underglaze ground. The wide sides are decorated with wavy bands within a swirling arabesque frame, which is repeated in a simpler form without the wavy bands on the sloping shoulder. The narrow sides are decorated with interconnected floral patterns, and the ewer's legs are left white. The jug belongs to a group of ceramic pieces made during the period of decline of the style known as “Baba Naqash”. The arabesque patterns and abstract wavy bands resemble the early decorations, but the design became freer and more open, moving towards the classical Iznik style.
Sample Text
Barry Wood “Jug” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus02;47;ar
