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1150-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Málaga (made)
Portugal (made)

Fragment of buff earthenware with moulded decoration under a ruby lustre. Part of the side of a vase showing a band of kufic in relief


Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Fragment
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
C
Physical description
Fragment of buff earthenware with moulded decoration under a ruby lustre. Part of the side of a vase showing a band of kufic in relief
Dimensions
  • Width: 15cm
  • Length: 10cm
Styles
Moorish
Almohad
Islamic Spain
Credit line
Given by Harold Wallis, Esq.
Production
Fragment from Málaga according to Don Manuel Casamar Perez, Museo Arqueologico Provincial, Málaga. July 1976.
Bibliographic references
  • c.f. Gómez-Moreno, M: La Loza Doroda Primitiva de Málaga (Al Andalus V. 1940. Lámina 4 and pp.396-8).
  • Mariam Rosser-Owen, Islamic Arts from Spain, London, 2010, p.43.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
C.571-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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