Bowl Fragment
9th century, 1902-1905 (photographed)
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Fragment from the base of a bowl, coarse buff-coloured ware, thickly potted, covered with a translucent green-tinge glaze, in painted with two v-shaped panels in manganese and single stripes of blue turquoise. The remant of the foot or rim of another bowl, which had adhered to the glaze during firing, and been removed, is visible in the centre of the fragment. The exterior is unglazed. The decoration imitates Chinese Changsha ware of the Tang dynasty.
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| Brief description | Fragment of a bowl, coarse earthenware, glazed and painted in manganese brown and blue turquoise in imitation of Chinese Changsha ware of the Tang dynasty; Possibly Iran, 9th century. |
| Physical description | Fragment from the base of a bowl, coarse buff-coloured ware, thickly potted, covered with a translucent green-tinge glaze, in painted with two v-shaped panels in manganese and single stripes of blue turquoise. The remant of the foot or rim of another bowl, which had adhered to the glaze during firing, and been removed, is visible in the centre of the fragment. The exterior is unglazed. The decoration imitates Chinese Changsha ware of the Tang dynasty. |
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| Credit line | The research, cataloguing and digitisation of the V&A's Samarra collection has been made possible by a pilot project grant from the British Institute for the Study of Iraq (2013). |
| Object history | Nothing comparable is illustrated in Sarre 1925. There is no lead in the glaze, instead it is alkaline-based perhaps older technology to achieve this appearance. There are also no glass relicts in the body |
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| Accession number | C.675-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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