Jug

15th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 535

The heavy, simplified form and bold ornament of this jug are typical of the pottery of Teruel, one the earliest centers of Islamic ceramic production in Aragon and one that continued to flourish after the Reconquest. Its traditional bicolor scheme of dark green (from copper oxide) and purplish black (from the oxide of manganese), used for tablewares in al-Andalus from the tenth century, was maintained by potters in Aragon, Valenica, and Paterna for centuries after.

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Title: Jug
Date: 15th century
Culture: Spanish, Teruel
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Object Number: 41.190.270
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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