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

Bowl

1250-1300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Rayy (made)

Bowl of fritware with decoration cut through black slip. With a foot-ring, slightly convex sides and curved everted lip; inside covered with black slip cut away to form a design of four stylised palmette flowers radiating from a central rosette with stylised leaves between, and with a 'billet band' round the rim; transparent white glaze overall.


Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Fritware with decoration cut through black slip and covered with a transparent white glaze
Fritware
Slip
Glazed
Brief description
Bowl of fritware with decoration cut through black slip and covered with a transparent white glaze, Rayy, 1250-1300.
Physical description
Bowl of fritware with decoration cut through black slip. With a foot-ring, slightly convex sides and curved everted lip; inside covered with black slip cut away to form a design of four stylised palmette flowers radiating from a central rosette with stylised leaves between, and with a 'billet band' round the rim; transparent white glaze overall.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 17cm
  • Height: 7.5cm
Gallery label
Bowl, white earthenware painted in black slip, under transparent glaze. Persian (Rayy); late 12th century. Given by Sir Alan Barlow, Bt., GCB, KBE.(1970s)
Credit line
Given by Sir Alan Barlow, Bart.
Subjects depicted
Palmettes
Flowers
Rosette
Bibliographic references
  • Fehérvári, Géza. Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection. Faber & Faber, London, 1973. p. 85, No. 89, Pl. 39a
  • Persian art : an illustrated souvenir of the exhibition of Persian art at Burlington House, London, 1931, London : Printed for the Executive Committee of the Exhibition by Hudson & Kearns Ltd., 1931 no.110.O
  • Early Islamic Wares : Catalogue of an exhibition held from April 26th to June 7th, 1950, London : Oriental Ceramic Society, 1950 no.16
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
C.20-1956

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2003
Record URL
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