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It is a reticulated ewer, 40 cm high, made up of two envelopes at the level of the belly: a full envelope and an openwork envelope. The spout is shaped like a rooster's head, with the belly and handle representing its body and tail, respectively.On the openwork belly, there is a mainly vegetal network, composed of leafy and twisted stems: at the ends of some of these, animal heads and female busts.
There is writing, difficult to read, around the neck and at the base of the body. It could be a poem in praise of wine.Similar ewers can be seen at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington and at Abgineh Museum of Tehran (see photograph).
Freer Gallery of Art Fr Abgineh Museum of Tehran Washington ewer