1979.368: Pitcher with rings in relief
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.368
- Title
- Pitcher with rings in relief
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 12th-13th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East
- Period
- Ayyubid period
- Culture
- Syrian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216041
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Fritware
- Technique
- Glazed-monochrome
- Dimensions
- 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.368
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- It was not unusual for Islamic potters to copy more prestigious metalwork, as can be seen in this ceramic ewer imitating the metal shape of contemporary ewers from Herat. The potter followed this shape closely, giving his ewer a fluted body, a molding where the neck joins the body, and a thumb rest on the handle. He has even reproduced the lugs on the neck, which would have served no purpose on the ceramic version. Notes from the Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002.
Verification Level
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