1014.001

SULTANABAD DRUG JAR, DRY, ALBARELLO, BLACK, WHITE & BLUE FLORAL DECORATION WITH FOUR LARGE FLYING CRANES AND ARABIC INSCRIPTION

Inscription

[FLORAL MOTIFS AROUND 4 LARGE FLYING CRANES, BAND OF BLACK & WHITE REVERSED CALLIGRAPHY, ABOVE, A BAND OF LEAF MOTIFS AROUND MOUTH & SIMILAR SIMPLER BAND ABOVE THE FOOT.]

Production date

1325-1375

Production place

Iran

Labels

This jar was probably made in Sultanabad, northern Iran. It is the classic albarello shape, a waisted cylinder with sloping shoulders and an upstanding neck. Albarelli were designed for dry or paste contents.