Ca. 1000 AD. Beautiful Medieval Persian terracotta jug in a mid reddish-brown fabric with cream painted geometric decoration. The flat-bottomed jug has a globular body, flaring neck and ear-shaped handle. Medieval Islamic ceramics developed as a distinctive tradition of decoration in Muslim lands several centuries after the original Arab conquests. From the 9th century onwards, distinctive Islamic ceramic styles, often involving glazed and/or incised decoration developed and spread across the Islamic world and beyond; Islamic ceramics also had an important influence on pottery production in Italy and in the Byzantine empire. Excellent condition. Size: H:160mm / W:210mm. Provenance: From the private collection of an Oxford gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.