Jar with a Paradise Garden

Jar

The jar has a short neck, an elongated body and a small base. The naturalistic decoration covers the whole vessel and is divided into some parts: leaves and branches; different animals as a gazelle, „birds of paradise“ and a peacock; geometric ornaments. A man with turban, kaftan with sash and pointed shoes in the middle is raising his arms violently so that the gazelle is fleeing and the birds flying away. Apparently he scared the animals away.
The complete scene is shaped in a different nuances of blue color: light, middle and darker blue.

Object ID
Persia_006

Age
?

Material
Ceramics

Color
bue-white / beige

Diameter
24 cm

Diameter (neck)
12.3 cm

Height
? cm

Height (neck)
2.2 cm

Standfoot / base
12.2 cm

Condition
Good – very good

Price
on request

Description

The jar has a short neck, an elongated body and a small base. The motives of painting are focused to a „Paradise Garden“. The naturalistic decoration covers the whole vessel and is divided into some parts: leaves and branches, different animals as a gazelle, „birds of paradise“ and a peacock, geometric ornaments. A man with turban, kaftan with sash and pointed shoes in the middle is raising his arms violently so that the gazelle is fleeing and the birds flying away. Apparently he scared the animals away.
The complete scene and the geometric elements are shaped in different nuances of blue color: light, middle and darker blue.

From the symbolic the gazelle is considered as the epitome of beauty, the peacock for beauty and richness. As old myths say he is the fellow of kings or Gods, and his feathers have magic power. (HV)

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