Bottle in the Form of a Lute Player

Unknown

early 20th century · Stonepaste; molded, turquoise-glazed, partially gilded · Islamic Art

Some details of this lute player, such as the position of his hands, suggest modern manufacture; thermoluminescence analysis recently confirmed its twentieth-century date. In 1907 the Frenchman L.-O. Olmer, a professor of physics and chemistry in Tehran, wrote of a visit to a ceramics workshop that produced imitations of ancient pieces, sometimes with excellent results, and sold them to foreigners.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 20th century

Medium

Stonepaste; molded, turquoise-glazed, partially gilded

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1922