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Lot 113
  • 113

A fine Kashan lustre pottery jug, Persia, 13th century

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • ceramic
the body of baluster form with a tall cylindrical neck and slightly curved handle, the body painted in a golden lustre with a band of running quadrupeds, the neck with a foliate design and pseudo-Kufic calligraphic design

Condition

Intact, in good condition, irridescence to areas of surface resulting in some loss of lustre decoration, hairline cracks to surface, as viewed.
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