PAIR OF KASHAN TURQUOISE-GLAZED ZOOMORPHIC POTTERY EWERS

Ca. AD 1200 - 1400 A pair of turquoise-glazed zoomorphic pottery ewers, from left to right: an ewer with a compressed globular body, a narrow cylindrical neck terminating in a moulded caprid head spout, and a tall loop handle extending from the shoulder to the back of the head; and an ewer with a rounded body, a short cylindrical neck decorated with raised geometric ornament and terminating in an animal head spout with an open mouth, with a single loop handle joining the neck to the shoulder. The shoulder is decorated with vertical rows of impressed motifs above horizontal grooves encircling the lower section. Size: 165-245mm x 135-180mm; Weight: 1.89kg Provenance: From a private UK collection; formerly in the S.S. collection, assembled from the 1970s onwards.

Estimate:£300

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