Lustre Painted Jug - LO.1013, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 1100 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 7" (17.8cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Seljuk, Kashan, Medium: Fritware. Small fritware jug painted in luster over a transparent glaze, the globular body decorated with large horizontal bands filled with foliage motifs above a calligraphic band. The upright neck featuring a band of ve. The whole resting on a small vertical compartments filled with swirls and foliage below a calligraphic register and above a plain white band. The glaze terminating just short of the foot ring whihc was left bare.
Antiquities Ancient Asian
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