Lobed Bottle with Figures and Flowers

CulturePersian
Titles
  • Lobed Bottle with Figures and Flowers
Datemid-17th century
MediumStonepaste; polychrome-painted under transparent glaze
Dimensions13 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (33.7 × 21 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James and Franci Neely Crane, and Nijad and Zeina Fares
Object number2013.63
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
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DescriptionThis elegantly shaped bottle is one of the few examples of blue-and-white ware with decoration that reflects contemporary Safavid arts of the book rather than the typical influence of Chinese porcelain.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Denmark, 1992; [Christie’s, London, October 6, 2011, sale 7987, lot 202]; [Yacob’s Gallery, London, 2011-2012]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.

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