{"product_id":"19th-century-narrow-mouthed-urfa-water-jar-small","title":"Narrow-Mouthed Urfa Water Jar, Small","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese small jars were made in Urfa, in Turkey's southeast, where the summers run long and a household kept its drinking water standing in the house rather than drawn fresh through the day. Unglazed walls sweat a little, and the water evaporating off the outside carries the heat away with it, which is how a jar like this kept what it held cool through the afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis one has the narrowest mouth of its group, small enough to be closed with a cloth or a wooden plug, which is what a household did with the water it meant to keep rather than the water it was drinking from. A band of round openings runs around the shoulder, evenly spaced and cut into the piece rather than worn into it. The body draws in below them and flares again at the foot, so it stands steady on a surface that isn't level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday it works on a table, a shelf or a mantel, holding dried stems or standing empty as an object in its own right. Its small scale and worn surface bring texture and a sense of age to a contemporary interior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasa Petra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46934084714657,"sku":"KP-0062","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/2346\/9217\/files\/Lokasyon2000pxKare866_3c29ff14-31ef-4d94-b0c9-470379ae7b79.jpg?v=1787895094","url":"https:\/\/kasapetra.com\/products\/19th-century-narrow-mouthed-urfa-water-jar-small","provider":"Kasa Petra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}