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

Jug

late 12th century to early 13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of fritware, of a bulbous body with a short neck and a loop handle, painted in black slip and covered with a turquoise glaze. Decorated with three panels containing foliated scrolls and separated by vertical devices. Round the neck is a band of three interlacing foliated stems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted under the glaze
Brief description
Jug of fritware, with incised and underglaze painted decoration in black under a turquoise glaze, Iran (Kashan), late 12th to early 13th century.
Physical description
Jug of fritware, of a bulbous body with a short neck and a loop handle, painted in black slip and covered with a turquoise glaze. Decorated with three panels containing foliated scrolls and separated by vertical devices. Round the neck is a band of three interlacing foliated stems.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
  • Diameter: 13.7cm
Dimensions are taken from the register.
Styles
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
294-1900

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
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