Minneapolis Institute of Art
Ewer with bird, vegetal, and calligraphic motifs
Persia (Iran)
- Date
- 12th century
- Medium
- Stonepaste with molded decor under lapis-blue glaze, Kashan ware
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This elegant ewer, with its lobed body and bird, foliage, and calligraphic motifs in molded low relief, is one of only a few similar vessels glazed in dark blue that have survived from the Kashan workshops of the late Seljuk period. Iran, Asia
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