A Kashan lustre pottery jug, Iran, 12th-13th...
A Kashan lustre pottery jug, Iran, 12th-13th century, of bulbous form on a splayed foot with flaring rim and strap handle, decorated in a brownish gold lustre with a band of inscriptions to the neck, below a band of roundels interspersed by vegetal interlace, the lower body with an arcade filled with foliate sprays, the handle in the form of a lion, the interior glazed in cobalt-blue, 17.3 cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK Inscriptions: repeat of the word al-birr, 'Piety'.
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A Kashan lustre pottery jug, Iran, 12th-13th century, of bulbous form on a splayed foot with flaring rim and strap handle, decorated in a brownish gold lustre with a band of inscriptions to the neck, below a band of roundels interspersed by vegetal interlace, the lower body with an arcade filled with foliate sprays, the handle in the form of a lion, the interior glazed in cobalt-blue, 17.3 cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK Inscriptions: repeat of the word al-birr, 'Piety'.
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