Vase
13th century or 14th century (made)
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Vase of buff-coloured fritware, moulded in relief and covered with a dark-blue glaze. Mounted with two powder-flasks in chased brass with applied silver ornament to form handles. Inverted pear-shaped body, moulded on the shoulder with symmetrical scrollwork, and a wide cylindrical neck vertically fluted. The glaze extends downwards over three-quarters of the surface, the lower portion being left bare. The powder-flasks are encircled round the middle with two double bands of wavy chasing and further encircled with cresting applied in silver.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware painted under the glaze, moulded with decoration and mounted with brass and silver |
Brief description | Vase of buff-coloured fritware, moulded in relief and covered with a dark-blue glaze, Iran, 13th century or 14th century. |
Physical description | Vase of buff-coloured fritware, moulded in relief and covered with a dark-blue glaze. Mounted with two powder-flasks in chased brass with applied silver ornament to form handles. Inverted pear-shaped body, moulded on the shoulder with symmetrical scrollwork, and a wide cylindrical neck vertically fluted. The glaze extends downwards over three-quarters of the surface, the lower portion being left bare. The powder-flasks are encircled round the middle with two double bands of wavy chasing and further encircled with cresting applied in silver. |
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Accession number | C.216-1912 |
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Record created | March 30, 2009 |
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