Jarro calado con arpías y esfinges

ca. 1465

Not on view

Una pared exterior tallada y perforada rodea una pared interior sólida en esta obra maestra de la alfarería, que pretendía imitar un jarro de metal. La cubierta calada, decorada con arpías (mujeres-pájaro míticas), esfinges, cuadrúpedos (mamíferos de cuatro patas) y volutas, se pintó con toques de negro y azul cobalto. A continuación, todo el jarro se recubrió con una capa de esmalte turquesa transparente. Los versos persas alrededor del borde son obra del poeta Rukn al-Din Qummi; un poema amoroso anónimo en la parte inferior del jarro indica la fecha de producción.

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Título: Jarro calado con arpías y esfinges
Geografía: Irán, probablemente Kashan
Fecha: A.H. 612/1215–1216 d. C.
Material: Pasta silícea; decoración calada, pintura policroma bajo esmalte turquesa
Dimensiones: a. 20,8 cm, diám. 16,8 cm
Crédito: Fondo Fletcher, 1932
Número de inventario: 32.52.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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