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

Dish

13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of greyish buff earthenware painted in black under a turquoise-green glaze. Shallow with a wide rim. Painted with a linear four-lobed petal-pattern and with a central rosette and eight circles at the junctions of the petals, which are in two rows.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in black under a turquoise-green glaze
Brief description
Dish of greyish buff earthenware painted in black under a turquoise-green glaze, Ar-Raqqah, 13th century.
Physical description
Dish of greyish buff earthenware painted in black under a turquoise-green glaze. Shallow with a wide rim. Painted with a linear four-lobed petal-pattern and with a central rosette and eight circles at the junctions of the petals, which are in two rows.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 26.7cm
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Fehérvári, Géza. Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection. London, 1973. p. 111.
Collection
Accession number
C.120-1937

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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