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Bowl
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Bowl
- Place of origin:
Iran (made)
- Date:
early 13th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Fritware with underglaze painting
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr V. Wethered
- Museum number:
C.80-1918
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case T, shelf 2
Physical description
Bowl of white fritware with decoration painted in blue and black under a clear glaze. Outside are pairs of blue stripes alternating with formal stems in black. Inside is a border of semi-circular blue and black panels containing formal leaves and a series of radial devices. In the centre is a circular medallion containing a bird-woman.
Place of Origin
Iran (made)
Date
early 13th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Fritware with underglaze painting
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.3 cm, Height: 9.5 cm
Descriptive line
Bowl of white fritware with decoration painted in blue and black under a clear glaze, Iran, early 13th century.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Jones, Mark, ed. Fake? The art of deception. London: British Museum Publications, 1990. 312 p., ill. ISBN 071411703X (9780714117034). Catalogue entry 246a, p226 (no picture)
Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber & Faber, 1947. 52p, ill. p.45, figure 85B
Exhibition History
Fake: The Art Of Deception (British Museum 02/03/1990-22/04/1990)
Materials
Fritware
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Woman; Birds; Leaves; Stripes; Medallions (ornament areas)
Categories
Ceramics
Collection code
MES
