Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Animals Human Faces
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 47.4cm, Diameter: 34.3cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.181-1928
Record ID
C.181-1928
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Tall-necked jar with moulded decoration, covered all over with cobalt blue glaze. At the shoulder is an inscription in Arabic script, and a wide band around the body contains naive representations of quadrupeds and human faces. Perhaps Iran, late 19th or 20th century.
Sample Text
Note Arabic or Persian; Arabic (cursive); shoulder; moulded
Malzemeler ve teknikler
glazed earthenware Earthenware Cobalt Glaze Thrown Moulded
Fiziksel açıklama
Tall-necked jar with moulded decoration, covered all over with cobalt blue glaze. At the shoulder is an inscription in Arabic script, and a wide band around the body contains naive representations of quadrupeds and human faces. Perhaps Iran, late 19th or 20th century.
Üslup
Qajar