Jar
14th century (made)
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Jar of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in blue and dark green, and with an elongated bulb-shaped body, narrow base and short neck widening towards the shoulder. The body is painted with two designs of arabesques, arranged alternately in vertical panels, which are separated by blue and green bands. Round the neck is a row of vertical stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted under the glaze |
| Brief description | Jar, of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted, and with an elongated bulb-shaped body, narrow base and short neck, Syria, 14th century. |
| Physical description | Jar of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in blue and dark green, and with an elongated bulb-shaped body, narrow base and short neck widening towards the shoulder. The body is painted with two designs of arabesques, arranged alternately in vertical panels, which are separated by blue and green bands. Round the neck is a row of vertical stripes. |
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| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 275-1899 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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