Description:

Western Asia, Northern Persia, Amol, ca. 12th century CE. A magnificent terracotta royal wine jug of an impressively large scale, boasting an elegant silhouette and incised decoration of undulating, crisscross, and linear motifs along the shoulder and near the base. Enveloped in a rich hue of russet, the ancient jar displays a reverse piriform body and a rolled rim. During the 11th century, Amol was chosen as the capital of Persia and thus a bustling center for commerce and home of royals. A vessel like this may have been used for the storage and transport of lavish wines, which were likely consumed in excess during the flourishing pre-Safavid period. Size: 16.8" Diameter x 25" H (42.7 cm x 63.5 cm)

Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection, via inheritance; Leota Furlong Agett Persian Pottery collection, acquired in Tehran, Iran in the early 1960s

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#175186

  • Condition: Some chipping to rim, and a few light nicks and abrasions to surface, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice preservation of incised detail. Collection label on neck.

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