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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005828/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- This striking ewer is a fine example of the lusterwares produced in the Iranian town of Kashan. Developed by Iraqi potters in the ninth century, the lustre technique involved painting with metal oxides to produce an iridescent golden sheen. Here, the lustre has been applied over the vessel’s moulded body to form a network of split-leaf palmettes whose interstices are filled with minute scrollwork. In addition to its bold lustre, the ewer is characterised by its cockerelheaded spout (reconstructed), a device with pre-lslamic Chinese and Sasanian models. The piece is one of a considerable group of extant cockerel-spouted ewers, some of them also having inscriptions within bands of floral scrolls. The form - quite apart from its decorative appeal - could have carried cosmological and talismanic associations (Text by Ünver Rüstem, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
- General Note:
- The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
- General Note:
- Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as item number: 68
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS, University of London
- Holding Location:
- Brunei Gallery
- Rights Management:
- All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
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