Jug

late 12th century

Iridescent luster decoration was one of the finest techniques developed by Islamic potters, first in Mesopotamia and later in Egypt, Persia, Spain and Italy.

Earthenware with white slip and luster decoration

5 1/8 x 3 11/16 in. (13 x 9.4 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

50.93

Provenance: Heeramaneck Gallery; Seattle Art Museum, 1950

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000

Rome, Palazzo Brancaccio, Rxh. Iranian Art, Cat. (1956): New York, Asia House Gallery, Iranian Ceramics, 1963

Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 17 (b&w)

Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 82

Iranian Ceramics, Charles K. Wilkinson, Asia House Gallery Publication: 1963. p.7

Rome, Palazzo Brancaccio, Rxh. Iranian Art, Cat. (1956)

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