Spouted jug
(1200 - 1230)
Unknown
The jug is covered
with a transparent turquoise glaze and has two feline-shaped handles
and two bullhead-shaped spouts. The designs are vertical compositions of
leaf motives intercepted by curving peacock feathers. Two bands of
inscriptions, en reserve on a black background read a Persian poem in
the form of a ruba’i (quatrain) that was a popular type of verse
established by the end of the 10th century. The interior is decorated
with a group of fish. From Iran early 13th century, 15,5 cm Gift of
Marina Lappa-Diomidous (ΓΕ 1401)diameter
19.8
Derechos de la imagen
Benaki Museum
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