Description
Seljuk Period, Persian, medieval rare copper glaze shape of a wine one handle ceramic jar, 12th century. Painted over the entire body in exquisite draftsmanship, with Islamic scroll work and a band of running animals, where the hind legs of a spotted panther can be seen. The inside surface is painted in a lapis lazuli blue.
The Seljuk Period in Persia and the Islamic Middle East was marked by great advancements in the Arts, ceramic, metalwork and architecture and others.
While utilitarian glazed bowls of this time period have survived in great numbers, many of them real masterpieces of the art, ceramic pitchers in glazed copper luster glaze are extremely rare and all extant examples are in museums or private collections the world over. This is the reason that the beautiful pitcher on offer here, despite the fact that it is missing the rim and handle, constitutes an object of admiration, noteworthiness and collecting interest.
Size: 9 1/2 “ H x approx.. 6” in dia.
Condition: missing top of the rim and handle, reconstituted from large parts of the same original ceramic pitcher.
