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Lot Essay
INSCRIPTIONS:
The inscription around the shoulder reads: al-'izz al-da'im, 'perpetual glory'
That around the mouth reads al-'izz wa al-iqbal ... al-iqbal, 'Glory and prosperity ... prosperity'
Seljuk jars of this monumental scale, with molded decorations under a turquoise glaze are a rare find. This lot relates closely to a small group of massive turquoise-glazed storage jars, one of which was sold in these Rooms, 23 April 2002, lot 156. The decorative elements on the present jug are the same as there, although their order is different. A band of bold paired fleshy arabesques forming circular panels is below a band of inscription and a band of running animals. A further comparable piece, in size and decoration such as the kufic inscription, under a turquoise glaze, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no. 39.189).
The inscription around the shoulder reads: al-'izz al-da'im, 'perpetual glory'
That around the mouth reads al-'izz wa al-iqbal ... al-iqbal, 'Glory and prosperity ... prosperity'
Seljuk jars of this monumental scale, with molded decorations under a turquoise glaze are a rare find. This lot relates closely to a small group of massive turquoise-glazed storage jars, one of which was sold in these Rooms, 23 April 2002, lot 156. The decorative elements on the present jug are the same as there, although their order is different. A band of bold paired fleshy arabesques forming circular panels is below a band of inscription and a band of running animals. A further comparable piece, in size and decoration such as the kufic inscription, under a turquoise glaze, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no. 39.189).