Cup
ca. 1650-1700 (made)
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Cup, fritware, the exterior covered in cobalt blue slip, covered in a clear glaze, the interior painted in ruby-coloured lustre with cypress trees and flowers, within a dense split-palmette band, the exterior with mottled or worn lustre.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze and lustre decoration |
Brief description | Cup, fritware, cobalt blue ground exterior, overglaze lustre-painted; Iran, 1650-1700. |
Physical description | Cup, fritware, the exterior covered in cobalt blue slip, covered in a clear glaze, the interior painted in ruby-coloured lustre with cypress trees and flowers, within a dense split-palmette band, the exterior with mottled or worn lustre. |
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Accession number | 555-1888 |
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Record created | April 7, 2009 |
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