Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, dated A.H. 612/ A.D. 1215–16, Attributed to Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste; openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed in transparent turquoise, H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm), Ceramics, This jug exemplifies the virtuosity of Seljuq and post-Seljuq potters in Iran. Over a solid inner core, the outer layer of its neck and upper body is carved and pierced, featuring deer, dogs, cheetahs, winged sphinxes, and harpies entwined in foliage
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Pierced Jug, Harpies, Sphinxes, dated .H, 612/ .D, 1215–16, Attributed, Iran, Kashan, Stonepaste, openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed, transparent turquoise, H, 8 3/16, 20.8 cm, Ceramics, jug, exemplifies, virtuosity, Seljuq, post-Seljuq potters, solid inner, core, outer layer, neck, upper body, carved, pierced, featuring deer, dogs, cheetahs, winged sphinxes, harpies entwined, foliage
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