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Bottle with purple glaze

Safavid period
late 17th century
Object Place: Iran

Medium/Technique Fritware (stonepaste), white slip with manganese-tinted glaze
Dimensions Height: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of George Washington Wales
Accession Number85.483
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics

DescriptionWheel-thrown body; sloping neck with a bulbous rim below the mouth; high delicate footring. Deep purple manganese glaze applied over an opaque white glaze