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

Pedestal

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

Pedestal of buff-coloured earthenware covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre. Rectangular with an outer casing of openwork. At the angles of the top are ribbed conical bosses and set slightly back from the edge is a low gallery pierced with circular openings.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware glazed over a white slip, painted in copper lustre and pierced
Brief description
Pedestal of earthenware glazed over a white slip and painted in lustre, Iran, 13th century.
Physical description
Pedestal of buff-coloured earthenware covered with a clear glaze over a white slip and painted in copper lustre. Rectangular with an outer casing of openwork. At the angles of the top are ribbed conical bosses and set slightly back from the edge is a low gallery pierced with circular openings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Length: 15.2cm
  • Width: 10.2cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
39-1907

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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