Jug

Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, ca. 1200-1250
Medium
Stone-paste painted under glaze with color and over glaze with enamel (mina'i)
Style
Mina'i ware
Dimensions
H x W: 14.1 x 13.4 cm (5 9/16 x 5 1/4 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1986.505
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jug

Keywords
Iran, man, Mina'i ware, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Provenance

To 1966
Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). [1]

From 1966 to 1986
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. [2]

From 1986
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC [3]

Notes:

[1] See document from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1. See also object file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Joseph H. Hirshhorn 1899-1981

Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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