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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of glazed whitish-grey fritware, painted in brown lustre. Inside on the bottom is a medallion filled in with scattered foliage. Round the outside are interlaced semi-circles depending from the rim. The bowl has a small high foot.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze
Brief description
Bowl of glazed whitish-grey fritware, with a small high foot, painted in brown lustre, Ar-Raqqah, 13th century.
Physical description
Bowl of glazed whitish-grey fritware, painted in brown lustre. Inside on the bottom is a medallion filled in with scattered foliage. Round the outside are interlaced semi-circles depending from the rim. The bowl has a small high foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Gallery label
Bowl. Said to have been found at Rakka.(Used until 1999)
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.198-1912

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Record createdJuly 29, 2005
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