Bowl
10th century (made)
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Bowl, buff-coloured earthenware, assembled from several different bowl fragments of comparable age to form a single bowl with convex sides curving outwards at the lip, raised on a shallow footring. The fragments are each covered in an opaque white glaze, some are painted in silver-rich, yellowish-green lustre to form in the centre the image of a male figure in a long robe with a hat, holding a bottle in one hand and a cup in the other, executed in the "bevelled" style found in contemporary woodwork, the rim has a scalloped band. The exterior has a dot and stalk pattern in lustre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with greenish-yellow lustre |
| Brief description | Bowl, whiteware, greenish-gold lustre-painted with a man holding a bottle; Iraq, 10th century. Re-construction. |
| Physical description | Bowl, buff-coloured earthenware, assembled from several different bowl fragments of comparable age to form a single bowl with convex sides curving outwards at the lip, raised on a shallow footring. The fragments are each covered in an opaque white glaze, some are painted in silver-rich, yellowish-green lustre to form in the centre the image of a male figure in a long robe with a hat, holding a bottle in one hand and a cup in the other, executed in the "bevelled" style found in contemporary woodwork, the rim has a scalloped band. The exterior has a dot and stalk pattern in lustre. |
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| Gallery label | BOWL
White-glazed earthenware painted in lustre
MESOPOTAMIAN; 10th century
Given by Mr. Herbert Bensilum
C.72-1950(1960-80?) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr H. Bensilum |
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| Accession number | C.72-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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