Aftabe

Description

Ewer or aftabe of glazed earthenware with ornament in blue, each flattened side with a caricature human figure in a heart-shaped panel, the rest of the surface with floral and scroll designs: Middle East, Iran, 16th or 17th century

Museum reference

A.1890.231

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Aftabe, Ewer

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

16th - 17th century

Style / Culture

Persian

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Glazed earthenware with ornament in blue; each flattened side with a caricature human figure in a heart-shaped panel

Associations

Paris Exhibition of 1889

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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