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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jug

10th century-11th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slips. Inverted egg-shaped body with a tall narrow neck curving out to the lip. Tubular handle connecting the top of the neck to the shoulder. The whole surface is covered with a wash of red slip. Round the shoulder a band of pseudo-cufic inscription in greenish-black line over broader lines in white slip, stained yellow. Below this is a band of pseudo-cable pattern. On the neck, horizontal and vertical white bands are dotted and streaked in greenish back, framing white blobs with black crosses on them. Similar blobs are on the handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slip
Brief description
Jug of lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slips, Neyshabur, 10th century-11th century.
Physical description
Jug of lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slips. Inverted egg-shaped body with a tall narrow neck curving out to the lip. Tubular handle connecting the top of the neck to the shoulder. The whole surface is covered with a wash of red slip. Round the shoulder a band of pseudo-cufic inscription in greenish-black line over broader lines in white slip, stained yellow. Below this is a band of pseudo-cable pattern. On the neck, horizontal and vertical white bands are dotted and streaked in greenish back, framing white blobs with black crosses on them. Similar blobs are on the handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.35-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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