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Bottle

Title	Bottle
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1500
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Ceramics
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.16-1947
Record ID	C.16-1947
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1500
Notes	The pear-shaped body recalls pre-Mongol bottles and shapes illustrated in Timurid period (1370-1526) miniature paintings.In China, similarly shaped bottles of Cizhou ware date as early as the Jin dynasty (1115-1234) and are also common in Kraak wares of the Wanli period (1573-1620). A similar pair of confronted peacocks may be seen on the tympanum above the entrance to the tomb of Harun-i Vilayat in Isfahan, dated 1512.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, underglaze painted in blue and black Fritware Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama	Bottle, fritware, painted in underglaze blue and black with two pairs of confronting peacocks with open beaks. They are conveniently painted on the body so that the bases of their four tails meet at the base of the neck, the interstices are painted with scattered ornament, line bands at the neck and foot.
Üslup	Safavid Timurid

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Bottle

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1500

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Ceramics

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.16-1947

Record ID C.16-1947

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1500

Notes The pear-shaped body recalls pre-Mongol bottles and shapes illustrated in Timurid period (1370-1526) miniature paintings.In China, similarly shaped bottles of Cizhou ware date as early as the Jin dynasty (1115-1234) and are also common in Kraak wares of the Wanli period (1573-1620). A similar pair of confronted peacocks may be seen on the tympanum above the entrance to the tomb of Harun-i Vilayat in Isfahan, dated 1512.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, underglaze painted in blue and black Fritware Glazed

Fiziksel açıklama Bottle, fritware, painted in underglaze blue and black with two pairs of confronting peacocks with open beaks. They are conveniently painted on the body so that the bases of their four tails meet at the base of the neck, the interstices are painted with scattered ornament, line bands at the neck and foot.

Üslup Safavid Timurid