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Drawing of a bearded man with a cloth at his hips beside clay pots and jugs, with a block of verse text in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Ungainly Pot

A bearded man stands nude to the waist, a cloth wrapped at his hips, beside a cluster of clay vessels and jugs in the foreground. A block of inscribed verse fills the center, and a pitcher sits on a high ledge at upper right in this chalk and ink drawing.

Artist
Elihu Vedder
Date
1883-1884
Medium
chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2340 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1884).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: La vasija tosca, ilustración para el Rubaiyat de Omar Khayyam

Un hombre barbudo está desnudo de la cintura para arriba, con una tela envuelta en las caderas, junto a un grupo de vasijas y jarras de barro en primer plano. Un bloque de versos escritos ocupa el centro, y un cántaro descansa en una repisa alta a la derecha.

Português: A vasilha desajeitada, ilustração para o Rubaiyat de Omar Khayyam

Um homem barbudo aparece nu da cintura para cima, com um pano enrolado nos quadris, ao lado de um conjunto de vasos e jarras de barro em primeiro plano. Um bloco de versos escritos ocupa o centro, e um cântaro repousa numa prateleira alta à direita.

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