A KASHAN POTTERY JUG, CENTRAL IRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURY
A KASHAN POTTERY JUG
CENTRAL IRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURY
The rounded body decorated with a band of kufic on a scrolling arabesque ground, repeated stylised palmette motifs and a band of geometric motifs with roundels above and below, the neck with a similar kufic inscription with a smaller inscription below, the handle decorated with a geometric interlacing scroll, intact
7 5/8in. (19.4cm.) high
Provenance
Private Japanese collection late 1960s, by repute, from whom purchased by Japanese trade before 1978
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A KASHAN POTTERY JUG
CENTRAL IRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURY
The rounded body decorated with a band of kufic on a scrolling arabesque ground, repeated stylised palmette motifs and a band of geometric motifs with roundels above and below, the neck with a similar kufic inscription with a smaller inscription below, the handle decorated with a geometric interlacing scroll, intact
7 5/8in. (19.4cm.) high
Provenance
Private Japanese collection late 1960s, by repute, from whom purchased by Japanese trade before 1978
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