The Ungainly Pot, illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
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
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)
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
