Pierced Blue Pot with Animals and Vegetal Scroll
Archaeological evidence reveals that carved and pierced vessels with a monochrome glaze are among the earliest stonepaste wares produced in Iran. They were produced already in the last quarter of the 11th century, in a range of new shapes and forms. Some of them, like lobed bowls, animal-shaped spouts and jug-like ewers, became common forms used for luster and mina’i objects; others, like this sub-globular vessel, were used distinctively for monochrome wares.
Before being glazed in blue, the object was carved. It features a main band of walking quadrupeds in sequence, such as a dog, a feline, a boar (?), and a fox (?). These creatures were associated with the hunt, one of the chief royal pastimes in both Iranian and Central Asian territories.
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