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One Bulbous Pitcher with looped handle from neck to shoulder and short spout. Persian.

[[left margin]]SMITHSONIAN. 1364[[/left margin]]
Soft paste.
Decorated with a band of geometrical design divided in six panels around neck; a larger band around shoulder shows four animals running; inscriptions on back of handle and within neck.
All of these decorations are in white (reserved) with rich golden-brown lustre; crackled.
Recessed base, unglazed within.
Height, 7".

Purchased of T. J. Larkin, London, through his son, F. J. Larkin, in Detroit, Voucher No. 46, December 1909, for £350 =       1,708.00 [[right margin]]✓[[right margin]]