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

Bowl

ca. 1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of glazed white fritware, painted in blue and in brown lustre. The inside is divided into eight radial panels, alternately blue and white, painted in lustre with crouching figures on foliated ornament. The outside is covered with a blue glaze, over which is a frieze of rough simulated Arabic inscription.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze
Brief description
Bowl of glazed white fritware, painted in blue and in brown lustre, Rayy, ca. 1200.
Physical description
Bowl of glazed white fritware, painted in blue and in brown lustre. The inside is divided into eight radial panels, alternately blue and white, painted in lustre with crouching figures on foliated ornament. The outside is covered with a blue glaze, over which is a frieze of rough simulated Arabic inscription.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.774-1909

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Record createdMarch 26, 2009
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