Ewer
late 12th century (made)
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Ewer of fritware with incised decoration under a transparent turquoise glaze. Fat ovoid body with deep offset foot-ring and narrow conical neck ending in a grotesque ram's head pouring spout modelled and built up in applied clay. The handle consists of a pillar-shaped hollow vertical stem with an open cup at the top through which the vessel is filled. A thin stripe connects the cup to the back of the ram's head. Incised decoration in two zones round the body with Kufic characters with foliage background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with incised decoration under a transparent glaze and modelled |
| Brief description | Ewer of fritware with incised decoration under a transparent turquoise glaze, Rayy, late 12th century. |
| Physical description | Ewer of fritware with incised decoration under a transparent turquoise glaze. Fat ovoid body with deep offset foot-ring and narrow conical neck ending in a grotesque ram's head pouring spout modelled and built up in applied clay. The handle consists of a pillar-shaped hollow vertical stem with an open cup at the top through which the vessel is filled. A thin stripe connects the cup to the back of the ram's head. Incised decoration in two zones round the body with Kufic characters with foliage background. |
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| Production | Found in excavations at Khar - from the register |
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| Accession number | C.80-1949 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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