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Ewerlate 12th-early 13th century

Not on view
Ceramic two-handled vessel with cream ground and rust-brown lustre decoration, featuring geometric compartments with animals and inscription on the neck and a foliate trellis pattern on the globular body

Unknown, Ewer, late 12th-early 13th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ewer
Place Made
Iran, Kashan
Date Made
late 12th-early 13th century
Medium
Fritware, molded and overglaze luster-painted
Dimensions
Height: 9 3/4 in. (24.76 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.148
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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