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Ewer
Ottoman period
about 1580
Object Place: Iznik, Turkey
Medium/Technique
Fritware, painted over white slip under a transparent glaze.
Dimensions
Height x width: 18 x 12 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number95.446
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionA globular-bodied handled jug (or güze) decorated in the "Rhodian" palette. The design is organized into five circumferential registers, with sparse decoration emphasizing the form of the vessel. The upper and lower borders are simply decorated in black. Three of the four polychrome bands of decoration alternate leaf-derived forms in green and raised red. Related simple leaf forms are used in the other area of decoration at the base of the neck, in green, red and blue.
InscriptionsWales label: illegible; MFA label: Wales 613; painted: P 6823?
Wales label: illegible; MFA label: Wales 613; painted: P 6823?
Wales label: illegible; MFA label: Wales 613; painted: P 6823?
Wales label: illegible; MFA label: Wales 613; painted: P 6823?
Wales label: illegible; MFA label: Wales 613; painted: P 6823?
ProvenanceBought of F. Rathbone, 1889 for $12.00.