THE ITEM FOR SALE IS AN ANCIENT

PERSIAN KASHAN CERAMIC GREEN GLAZED JAR WITH INCISED DECORATION 

12TH - 13TH CENTURY A.D + or -

A very unusual jar/vase, the decoration of this jar made by scratching a design through the slip into the red clay body of the vessel and then dipping the vessel into a transparent green glaze. The production of this jar cannot be attributed with certainty to a specific location.

The vessel has been produced in a very simple way, the body has been hand thrown and the neck made separately and crudely attached to the body then glazed. It is overglazed and not a repair.

I suppose in this era every vessel was kept and used no matter what the finished quality.

Islamic ceramic green-glazed vase/ jar with bulbous body and broad neck, incised bands of scrolled foliage detail to the neck, shoulder, and body, with impressed central band, stands at very slight angle.

Darker photographs taken in natural light.  A wonderful ancient piece of history you will not regret purchasing.

In fine condition wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading/loss, Foot chip (see photographs).

It weighs 1.1 kg, 

Measures 19.5 cm high 

Mid  diameter 18 cm

Top diameter 11 cm 

Foot diameter 8 cm.

Property of a London Gentleman; acquired prior to 1994. [No Reserve] Fair condition, base chipped

Purchased in 2013.

Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.

History of this type of Pottery

The era of Islamic pottery started around 622. From 633, Muslim armies moved rapidly towards Persia, Byzantium, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Egypt and later Andalusia. The early history of Islamic pottery remains somewhat obscure and speculative as little evidence has survived. Apart from tiles which escaped destruction due to their use in architectural decoration of buildings and mosques, much early medieval pottery vanished.

Monochrome Glazed Wares'

This type of ware was perhaps the most common all over Iran, and was later copied everywhere in the Islamic world. The colour of the glaze ranges from blue, through green, turquoise, brown to yellow, and purple. Almost every type of vessel was covered with these glazes, including bowls, jugs, vases, tankards, pitchers, utility objects, jars, and zoomorphic vessels.

The decoration of these wares, just like those of the white ware, varies greatly. Most of them are simple, covered only with the coloured glaze, others may be decorated with incised, moulded, stamped or even carved decoration.

Monochrome glazed ware were decorated with scrollwork and epigraphic inscriptions, these mostly applied on jars, jugs and vases, running round the shoulder of the vessels; others, which are more elaborate, may include human and animal figures. One of the most frequent animate themes in this period of Iranian pottery is the representation of dancing figures. These vessels were most likely made in moulds. Such moulds were discovered in the excavations of Nishapur and at Jorjan. There are a few fine pieces known, on which the carved decoration is outlined in thin red or gold lines. The monochrome glazed wares were made in Nishapur, Kashan, Jorjan and most likely at Ray.

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