Artwork
Jug
DepartmentIslamic Art
CultureIranian
Date9th-13th century
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionsheight: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.167
GeographyPlace madeIran
DescriptionMold-made jug with a globular body on a low ring foot. The shoulder is decorated with a herringbone pattern. The handle is lost.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1994; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996Not on view
Collections
10th century
9th-10th century
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