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

Bowl

1200-1300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of yellowish fritware, painted in black and partly covered with a pale green glaze. Painted inside with a rediating pattern of flowers and outside with a scalloped border. The outside is only partly covered with the glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted under the glaze
Brief description
Bowl, fritware, painted in black and partly covered with a pale green glaze, Syria, 12th-13th century.
Physical description
Bowl of yellowish fritware, painted in black and partly covered with a pale green glaze. Painted inside with a rediating pattern of flowers and outside with a scalloped border. The outside is only partly covered with the glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Object history
A 'waster' from a old kiln.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
545-1899

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
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