Double-Shelled Ewer
Date:
late 12th/early 13th Century
Medium:
Composite body, glazed, painted
Dimensions:
height x diameter: 10 5/8 x 5½ in.
27.0 x 14.0 cm
27.0 x 14.0 cm
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council, Henry Ford II Fund, Benson and Edith Ford Fund, J. Lawrence Buell, Jr. Fund
Object number:
1989.34
Double-shell ewer in form of a rooster. Composite body with underglaze painted decoration in black. Vessel with pear-shaped body resting on foot, handle in shape of cock's tail and rooster-headed spout, beak pierced for pouring and crest open to receive liquid. Band of ¦Naskhi¦ inscription circles neck and another the lower body above design of willow leaves. Pierced outer shell ornamented with deer, confronted sphinxes and human-headed bird amid floral scrolls. Solid inner body plain.
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