Vase type Alhambra, Manises; late nineteenth century.

Vase type Alhambra, Manises; late nineteenth century.
Reflecting ceramics.
Presents faults.
With iron support.
Measurements: 52 x 27 x 25 cm.
Alhambra type ceramic vase whose physiognomy and ornamentation follows the patterns of the famous Gazelles Vase, made in the second half of the fourteenth century, under the sultanate of Muhammad V, in the period of fullness of Nasrid art, exponents of the summit reached in medieval ceramics, demonstrating the expertise of the Nasrid potters. It has a very narrow flat base, with a very stylized globular body. Decoratively it has a complete and varied repertoire of motifs: vegetal, epigraphic, geometric and zoomorphic. The colors vary between white, blue and gold. The upper part of the neck has vertical stripes with gold lacework or ataurique motifs on a blue background that reveals the previous white. Regarding its use, scholars doubt if it had a specific function or if it was only a decorative object. These vases have been linked to the history of the Alhambra.