Bowl
12th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bowl is probably an early piece of lustre ware from the city of Raqqah (now in eastern Syria). The potter has decorated it with a brownish lustre pigment over a cobalt-blue glaze. The glaze does not cover the lower part of the body or the small foot-ring. The potter has painted a wide band around the shoulder with a row of three birds alternating with three gazelles, each set within a decorative arch.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fritware, with opaque cobalt-blue glaze and lustre-painted decoration |
| Brief description | Fritware bowl decorated in a brownish lustre pigment over a cobalt-blue glaze, probably Raqqah, 12th century. |
| Physical description | Fritware bowl decorated in a brownish lustre pigment over a cobalt-blue glaze. A wide band around the shoulder shows three birds alternating with three gazelles, each within a decorative arch. The object is damaged so that part of the decoration and glaze are lost, and only two gazelles and three birds are now visible. The bowl has a small ring base, and a very slightly everted rim; the glaze does not cover the bottom part of the object or foot. |
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| Gallery label | JAR
Earthenware painted in lustre on green glaze.
EGYTPTIAN; 11th-12th century.(Used until 11/2003) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bowl is probably an early piece of lustre ware from the city of Raqqah (now in eastern Syria). The potter has decorated it with a brownish lustre pigment over a cobalt-blue glaze. The glaze does not cover the lower part of the body or the small foot-ring. The potter has painted a wide band around the shoulder with a row of three birds alternating with three gazelles, each set within a decorative arch. |
| Bibliographic reference | Contadini, Anna, Fatimid Art at the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: V&A Publications, 1998. p.88, plate 38. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.114-1930 |
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| Record created | March 10, 2003 |
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