Double-Shelled Ewer

Datelate 12th/early 13th Century

Object PlaceKashan, South-Central Iran, West Asia, Asia

MediumComposite body, glazed, painted

ClassificationsCeramics

Dimensionsheight x diameter: 10 5/8 x 5½ in.
27.0 x 14.0 cm

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council, Henry Ford II Fund, Benson and Edith Ford Fund, J. Lawrence Buell, Jr. Fund

Object number1989.34

DescriptionDouble-shell ewer in form of a rooster. Composite body with underglaze painted decoration in black. Vessel with pear-shaped body resting on foot, handle in shape of cock's tail and rooster-headed spout, beak pierced for pouring and crest open to receive liquid. Band of ¦Naskhi¦ inscription circles neck and another the lower body above design of willow leaves. Pierced outer shell ornamented with deer, confronted sphinxes and human-headed bird amid floral scrolls. Solid inner body plain.

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