Bottle, 17th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque blue glaze, with silver fittings, H. 11 in. ( cm


Bottle, 17th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque blue glaze, with silver fittings, H. 11 in. ( cm), Ceramics, Very few pieces of Iranian lusterware survive from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, but this technique was revived in the seventeenth century. During this period, lusterware was produced in a relatively limited range of shapes, including elegant bottles, such as the one here, as well as dishes, bowls, cups, ewers and sand-shakers


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