Jar
13th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vase of grey fritware, painted in black and covered with a turquoise-blue glaze. Inverted pear-shaped body with a flat base, and short cylindrical neck with a projecting lip. Painted round the widest part with a frieze of foliated devices in triangular compartments set alternately on either side of a chevron band.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted under the glaze |
| Brief description | Jar of grey fritware, painted in black and covered with a turquoise-blue glaze, found at Ar-Raqqah, 13th century. |
| Physical description | Vase of grey fritware, painted in black and covered with a turquoise-blue glaze. Inverted pear-shaped body with a flat base, and short cylindrical neck with a projecting lip. Painted round the widest part with a frieze of foliated devices in triangular compartments set alternately on either side of a chevron band. |
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| Production | register |
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| Accession number | C.192-1912 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2009 |
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