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AKM766, Cockerel-Headed Ewer

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Cockerel-Headed Ewer
  • Accession Number:AKM766
  • Place:Iran, Kashan
  • Dimensions:36.8 x 66 cm
  • Date:late 12th to early 13th century
  • Materials and Technique:fritware, moulded, cobalt glaze with brown decoration under a transparent glaze (and later overglaze brown painting)

  • 33. Bellerive Room

    Stop #6 of Bellerive Room Highlights (This object is currently on display in the Permanent Gallery)

     

    Pitchers shaped like animals have enjoyed such popularity that they have a special name: aquamanile, an Italian term that is used to describe all of these objects, whether they were made in Europe, Asia, or the Middle East. This particular example has a spout in the form of a rooster.

     

    — Marika Sardar


    Next up in the Bellerive Room Highlights Tour:

      Bowl with Horse and Rider,
      AKM792

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