'Alhambra' Vase - ADC.185, Origin: Spain, Circa: 19 th Century AD, Dimensions: 20.16 " (51.2cm) high, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Earthenware. This impressive vase or albarello dates to the second half of the nineteenth century. The distinctive form, with inverted pear-shaped body and wing-like handles, is based on a fourteenth century prototype. In Andalucia, Southern Spain, this was the era of the Nasrid Dynasty (reigned 1232-1492), the Muslim rulers responsible for the construction of the Alhambra palace in Granada. The lustre technique reached Spain from other Islamic centres in the east, particularly Iraq, Egypt and Persia. Approximately eleven of these early large ‘winged’ vases have been recovered, one found under the pavement in the Alhambra Palace hence the name.

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