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

Fragment

1200-1250 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment from a bowl, fritware, covered in white slip and painted in blue, black and manganese, the interior with a figure in a brocaded robe holding a cup, under a clear glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted
Brief description
Fragment of a bowl, fritware, painted in underglaze blue black and manganese, glazed, Syria (Raqqa), 1200-1250.
Physical description
Fragment from a bowl, fritware, covered in white slip and painted in blue, black and manganese, the interior with a figure in a brocaded robe holding a cup, under a clear glaze.
Dimensions
  • Conversion height: 3.5cm
  • Width: 11.75cm
Gallery label
Middle of a bowl Mesopotamian (Rakka) or EGYPTIAN; late 12th or early 13th century Given by Mr. Harold Wallis(18 Feb 1954)
Credit line
Given by Mr Harold Wallis
Collection
Accession number
C.495-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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