Details
A KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED AQUAMANILE
PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY
In the form of a bull with tubular body and short straight legs, the mouth open to form the spout, the horns spiralling in over his head, a tubular aperture on its back linked by a simple handle to the back of the head, the body painted with black feathering, the features picked out in black, various parts also embellished with blue, the whole covered with a turquoise glaze, intact, minute chip to crown, slight iridescence
5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) high
PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY
In the form of a bull with tubular body and short straight legs, the mouth open to form the spout, the horns spiralling in over his head, a tubular aperture on its back linked by a simple handle to the back of the head, the body painted with black feathering, the features picked out in black, various parts also embellished with blue, the whole covered with a turquoise glaze, intact, minute chip to crown, slight iridescence
5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) high
Exhibited
Exhibition of Persian Art, Burlington House, London, 1931, ref:HEL7