Ewer with human-headed spout

Details

• Title

  Ewer with human-headed spout

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

  Asia › Iran › Kashan (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 13th century

• Material and technique

  fritware, with painting in lustre and blue over an opaque white glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

• Technique index

  glazed;

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  container › vessel › ewer

• Dimensions

  22 cm (height)
  13.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2245

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