Small Jar with Dappled Glazes
701-733
Physical Qualities
Earthenware with amber, green and transparent lead glazes over white slip, 4 15/16 H x 6 1/2 Diam. in. (12.5 x 16.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Epstein
Object Number
1964.27.3
The jar has a flaring rim, low neck, squat body with two incised lines at the top of the shoulder, a high spreading foot, and a flat, slightly concave foot. The interior of the mouth is white, and the neck is amber. Dappled green and amber glazes over white slip covered with transparent glaze were dabbed on in 7 horizontal bands beginning with amber alternating with white, followed by white alternating with green, and so, finishing with a row of amber and white.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1964; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Epstein, Washington, D.C. (lend-back, 1964-1996)
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