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

Jug

1175-1225 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug, unglazed fritware?, of pear shape with tapering cylindrical neck, with incised bands at the rim above a vertically striped band, the handle with knobbed thumbpiece.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, incised
Brief description
Jug, fritware, unglazed, pear shape, handle with thumbpiece, Iran (Kashan), 1175-1225.
Physical description
Jug, unglazed fritware?, of pear shape with tapering cylindrical neck, with incised bands at the rim above a vertically striped band, the handle with knobbed thumbpiece.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.8cm
  • Diameter: 10cm
Style
Gallery label
Jug. From excavations at Al Mina, near Antioch Probably SYRIAN; 9th-10th century. Given on behalf of the Archaeological Expedition to North Syria by Sir Leonard Woolley. C.253-1937(1954)
Credit line
Given on behalf of the Archaeological Expedition to North Syria by Sir Leonard Woolley.
Collection
Accession number
C.253-1937

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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