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

Bowl

9th century or 10th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of red lead-glazed earthenware, painted red and dark-brown on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. The surface of the interior is divided into four quadrants, each of which is painted with a foliated spiral and with bands respectively parallel to each of the four radii.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with underglaze decoration and painted over white slip
Brief description
Bowl of red lead-glazed earthenware, painted on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze, Samarkand, 9th century or 10th century.
Physical description
Bowl of red lead-glazed earthenware, painted red and dark-brown on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. The surface of the interior is divided into four quadrants, each of which is painted with a foliated spiral and with bands respectively parallel to each of the four radii.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Production
register and inventory
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. Page 18, plate 21A
Collection
Accession number
C.182-1912

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Record createdNovember 7, 2003
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