Ewer
ca. 1200 (made)
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Ewer of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze and painted in a metallic lustre. Globular body with the upper part painted with four seated figures amid scrolls separated by cypress trees, and the lower with a band of scrolled foliage. The neck, handle and spout have been broken off and replaced in silver. The neck has an expanding mouth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with lustre painted over the glaze, and silver |
| Brief description | Ewer of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze and painted in a metallic lustre, partly replaced with silver, Rayy, ca. 1200. |
| Physical description | Ewer of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze and painted in a metallic lustre. Globular body with the upper part painted with four seated figures amid scrolls separated by cypress trees, and the lower with a band of scrolled foliage. The neck, handle and spout have been broken off and replaced in silver. The neck has an expanding mouth. |
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| Object history | Silver neck, handle and spout are of a later date. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 1361-1901 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2009 |
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