Cup
1180-1200 (made)
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Cup of glazed whitish fritware, painted in yellow lustre. Bulbous body with a wide short cylindrical neck, small high foot and small loop handle. The shoulder is painted with a frieze of horsemen separated by cypress-trees with conventional branches of dotted foliage in the intervals. The lower curve of the body is decorated with an arcaded design of foliated arabesques. A band of simulated Kufic characters encircle the neck outside. Inside is an inscription in Naskhy characters.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted with lustre over the glaze |
Brief description | Cup of glazed whitish fritware, painted in yellow lustre, with a bulbous body and short neck, high foot and loop handle, Rayy, late 12th century. |
Physical description | Cup of glazed whitish fritware, painted in yellow lustre. Bulbous body with a wide short cylindrical neck, small high foot and small loop handle. The shoulder is painted with a frieze of horsemen separated by cypress-trees with conventional branches of dotted foliage in the intervals. The lower curve of the body is decorated with an arcaded design of foliated arabesques. A band of simulated Kufic characters encircle the neck outside. Inside is an inscription in Naskhy characters. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
Production | register |
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Accession number | C.1952-1910 |
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Record created | March 26, 2009 |
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