Lobed Bottle with Figures and Flowers

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CulturePersian

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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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Department

Art of the Islamic Worlds

Object Type

CERAMICS

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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