Caption

Jug, Persian, Islamic art; 16th–18th century, Central Asia ; ceramic vessel with bulging belly on a high foot; decoration of plant twig and raised geometric and geometric-floral patterns; height 18.7 cm, width 18.3 cm;, A rounded ceramic vessel with a short neck and flared base sits against a plain pale gray background; the vessel is predominantly dark gray to black with areas of lighter gray and beige weathering, and it has carved or incised swirling decorative patterns and bands of raised ridges around the neck and shoulder, with small spots of white chips and worn edges along the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_343

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Persian Islamic art 16th–18th century Central Asia ceramic vessel bulging belly high foot decoration plant twig raised geometric geometric-floral patterns height 18.7 cm width 18.3 cm rounded ceramic vessel short neck flared base sits plain pale gray background vessel predominantly dark gray black areas lighter gray beige weathering carved incised swirling decorative patterns bands raised ridges neck shoulder small spots white chips worn edges base.