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

Bowl

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

Bowl of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre. The middle is divided by bands of chain-pattern radiating from a central rosette into six compartments in which are conventional cypress-trees. Round the rim inside is a simulated Arabic inscription. The outside is painted with leafy scrolls.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze decoration, painted over white slip and with lustre
Brief description
Bowl of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre, Rayy, late 12th century.
Physical description
Bowl of grey fritware, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre. The middle is divided by bands of chain-pattern radiating from a central rosette into six compartments in which are conventional cypress-trees. Round the rim inside is a simulated Arabic inscription. The outside is painted with leafy scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
Object history
Found on the site of a ruined city near Soltan-abad, now Arak in Iran.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
557-1907

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Record createdMarch 25, 2009
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