Pear-shaped Jug With Handle

Jug

Body of the jug similar to a pear with a small neck, a handle and a standfoot. Turquoise glaze with darker drip edges on the lower body. Interesting shaped mouth.

Object ID
Persia_038

Age
?

Material
Ceramics

Color
Turquoise

Height
18 cm

Diameter
10 cm

Diameter (neck)
3.5 cm

Condition
Good. Repaired.

Price
on request

Description

The body of the jug is similar to a pear with a small neck, a handle, a standfoot and an interesting shaped mouth. It is glazed in turquoise color with darker drip edges on the lower body. There are glaze-gaps due to production. The interesting shaped mouth compressed into a thin beak allows by a top view to the vessel opening the obervation of the face of a bird. Those jugs show distant features of the „Oinochoe“, the ancient Greek wine pots which reached China via Syria. [1] (HV)

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[1] Willetts, William (1968): Das Buch der chinesischen Kunst. Von der Jungsteinzeit bis heute. Econ Verlag Düsseldorf und Wien. 330