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Bottle13th century

Not on view
Ceramic double-gourd vessel with cobalt blue and white chevron glaze, covered in raised gilded figural and vegetal relief decoration, with turquoise accent bands at the waist and neck
Ceramic vessel with globular form, covered in blue and white chevron zigzag pattern, with raised gilt foliate and branch decoration in relief across the surface; turquoise band visible at rim.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel's shoulder, decorated with blue and white chevron zigzag underglaze pattern and applied gilt relief branches with leaves and small fruit in raised earthenware, with a turquoise rim visible at top.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel with blue-and-white chevron zigzag pattern, overlaid with gilded applied relief decoration depicting stylized branches, fruit, and small figures; turquoise band visible at top rim.

Unknown, Bottle, 13th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bottle
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
13th century
Medium
Fritware, inglaze- and overglaze-painted and gilt (mina'i)
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 3 in. (21.9075 x 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.45.3.118
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Canby, Sheila R., Deniz Beyazit, Martina Rugiadi, and A.C.S. Peacock. Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.

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