Melon-shaped pitcher

approx. 1200-1300

Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, United States

This ceramic pitcher mimics the metal one nearby (B60B461). Notice that this pitcher copies even the rings used to attach a cover from the metal prototype, though they have no practical function here.

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Details

Title: Melon-shaped pitcher
Date Created: approx. 1200-1300
Location Created: Iran; probably Kashan
Physical Dimensions: H. 14 1/2 in x Diam. 8 in, H. 36.8 cm x Diam. 20.3 cm
Rights: Public Domain
Medium: Composite-body ceramic (fritware) with overglaze luster decoration
Credit Line: Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1996

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