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Islamic Slip-Painted Terracotta Ewer - LO.546, Circa: 800 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high, Collection: Central Asia, Style: Islamic, Medium: Terracotta, Condition: Very Fine. The red earthenware ewer coated with a white ground slip on which decoration is painted in black. The pear-shaped body is painted with scrolls and geometric patterns covering also the flaring neck and the curved narrow spout - somewhat zoomorphic-, rising opposite the handle. This type of vessel had apparently some magical connotation and was probably used as a drinking vessel in ceremonial occasions. For a discussion on this type of vessel and comparable examples see: J.Kalter ed, Uzbekistan. Heirs to the Silk Road, 1997: no.271.
Antiquities
Ancient Near East
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