CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY

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A KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY EWER
CENTRAL IRAN, 13TH CENTURY
Of metalwork form, the slightly widening cylindrical body with rounded sloping and stepped shoulder, the square section horizontal tubular spout moulded with rope-pattern on each side, the mouth surmounted by an angled domed cover with pointed finial, the handle linking the mouth and shoulder with fluted thumbpiece, traces of underglaze black decoration visible through the iridescence, repaired breaks, slight restoration, extensive iridescence
17¾in. (45.5cm.) high

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Lot Essay

A number of pottery ewers are known that reproduce a shape better known in bronze. Lot 17 in this sale is a typical example. The treatment however of the spout and cover on this unusually large ewer appear to be unique in its closeness to metalwork. Another very unusual feature of this ewer is the treatment of the foot which has completely flat pottery across the base with no trace of a ring extending below it, again copying a feature that is found in metal.

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