Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2015.

Ewer

Manufacturer Unknown

CulturePersian

MediumMold blown glass

Dimensions6 3/8 × 3 × 2 1/4 in. (16.2 × 7.6 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6773

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 4

DescriptionEwer of blown-molded clear greenish glass. Round and cylindrical with three rows of double circles. Attached crooked handle. Funnel shaped rim with attached bulging thread holding a loose ring below the lip. Threading of blue at the top of the neck with zigzag of ligher blue (? possibly clear). Some decomposition and much iridescence. Thick layer of decomposition has been removed, but still remains inside. Dome bottom.

Label TextEWER (GURGAN-TYPE) Persia 12th-13th Century A.D. Mold-blown glass with hot applications. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6773 (GAnPe 66.2)