Model of a House with Amorous Couple, 12th–early 13th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; molded, glazed in opaque white, luster-painted, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Ceramics, Ceramic house models may have been wedding gifts. The erotic imagery on the rooftop of the luster house model, complemented by inscribed good wishes, relates the object to marriage. The turquoise model’s open courtyard with pierced balustrade and corner roof projections suggests a vernacular building
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Model, House, Amorous Couple, 12th–early 13th century, Iran, Stonepaste, molded, glazed, opaque white, luster-painted, H, 1 5/8, 4.1 cm, Ceramics, Ceramic house, models, wedding gifts, erotic imagery, rooftop, luster, model, complemented, inscribed good, wishes, relates, object, marriage, turquoise model, open, courtyard, pierced balustrade, corner roof, projections, vernacular building
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