Animal-Spouted Pitcher
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
- Origin
- Iran
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Rogers Fund, 1938
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The museum catalog lists Animals as a subject, and the vessel visibly incorporates an animal-headed spout along with animal and avian imagery on its body.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 98%
Repeated horizontal bands, outlined motifs, oval forms, and recurring floral, animal, and geometric ornament organize the vessel's surface.
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Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 93%
The decoration visibly combines saturated yellow, green, orange, and black with a lighter buff ground.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Both · 90%
The catalog describes polychrome decoration, while the image shows painted lines, motifs, and color fields applied across the ceramic surface.
Time Periods
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500 - 1000 CE Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the pitcher to the 9th–10th century, which falls within the 500–1000 CE period category.
Geographic Regions
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Iranian Art Metadata · 99%
The museum catalog gives Iran as the place of origin.
Materials
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Ceramic Metadata · 99%
The museum identifies the object as ceramics and specifies earthenware as its medium.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Islamic Art and Architecture Metadata · 92%
The object is cataloged by The Metropolitan Museum of Art within its Islamic Art department and is identified as an Iranian work from the 9th–10th century.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Vessel Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as an ewer, and the image clearly shows a handled pouring vessel with a modeled spout.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Animal-Spouted Pitcher. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.