Jug with silhouette decoration, Iran, probably Rayy, late 12th - early 13th century
A jug with a globular body on a small circular pedestal, connected to a cylindrical neck by a small curved handle. In black slip siliceous ceramic with champlevé decoration of a frieze of vertical stripes on the neck, foliage scrolls on the upper part of the body and tongues on the lower part.
Height: 15.5 cm
Restoration work.

A similar pitcher with the same decorative registers is in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington (67.3).

A Silhouette Ewer, Iran, probably Rayy, late 12th-early 13th century

Philippe Magloire Collection - Lots 132 to 207
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Lot no. 172

Jug with silhouette decoration, Iran, probably Rayy, late 12th - early 13th century A jug with a globular body on a small circular pedestal, connected to a cylindrical neck by a small curved handle. In black slip siliceous ceramic with champlevé decoration of a frieze of vertical stripes on the neck, foliage scrolls on the upper part of the body and tongues on the lower part. Height: 15.5 cm Restoration work. A similar pitcher with the same decorative registers is in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington (67.3). A Silhouette Ewer, Iran, probably Rayy, late 12th-early 13th century Philippe Magloire Collection - Lots 132 to 207

Estimate
€1,500 - €2,000
Result
€2,816
Buyer's premium
28%
Jug with silhouette decoration, Iran, probably Rayy, late 12th - early 13th century A jug with a globular body on a small circular pedestal, connected to a cylindrical neck by a small curved handle. In black slip siliceous ceramic with champlevé decoration of a frieze of vertical stripes on the neck, foliage scrolls on the upper part of the body and tongues on the lower part. Height: 15.5 cm Restoration work. A similar pitcher with the same decorative registers is in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington (67.3). A Silhouette Ewer, Iran, probably Rayy, late 12th-early 13th century Philippe Magloire Collection - Lots 132 to 207
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