Fragment
1200-1220 (made)
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Fragment from the base of a bowl, fritware, glazed and painted in enamels with an interlaced quatrefoil enclosing palmettes, framed with an eight point foliate device, outlined in iron-red, filled-in in gold with details in cobalt blue. Crazed surface.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome inglaze and overglaze painted and gilded on opaque monochrome glaze (mina'i) |
| Brief description | Fragment from a bowl, fritware, painted in colours with a geometric arabesque design (minai ware); Iran (Kashan), about 1200-1220. Found in the ruins of Rayy. |
| Physical description | Fragment from the base of a bowl, fritware, glazed and painted in enamels with an interlaced quatrefoil enclosing palmettes, framed with an eight point foliate device, outlined in iron-red, filled-in in gold with details in cobalt blue. Crazed surface. |
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| Object history | The Museum Registers record "Fragment of a Vessel, of enamelled buff-coloured earthenware, painted in red and blue and decorated wtih gilding. Found in the ruins of Rhages (Rhé) [Rayy] destroyed in the 12th century. Persian... Bought along with Nos. 1537 to 1539-1903. Decorated with a lozenge-shaped interlacing foliated device.' It is noted in script that it was purchased along with 1537 to 1539-1903, from 'Mr. Neury, Queens Hotel, 104 Oxford Street'. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 1539-1903 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2009 |
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