Mug
12th century-13th century (made)
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Tankard of unglazed buff-coloured fritware with incised and stamped decoration. Pear-shaped with a wide mouth, a row of vertical oval depressions round the upper part, and small loop handle surmounted by a shaped knob. Below the neck is a narrow band incised with a zig-zag line and between the depressions are short vertical bands of ornament formed by a small circular stamp.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fritware with incised and stamped decoration |
| Brief description | Mug, of unglazed buff-coloured earthenware with incised and stamped decoration; Iran, 12th-13th century. |
| Physical description | Tankard of unglazed buff-coloured fritware with incised and stamped decoration. Pear-shaped with a wide mouth, a row of vertical oval depressions round the upper part, and small loop handle surmounted by a shaped knob. Below the neck is a narrow band incised with a zig-zag line and between the depressions are short vertical bands of ornament formed by a small circular stamp. |
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| Gallery label | Tankard.
MESOPOTAMIAN or PERSIAN; 12th -13th century.
C.64-1913(Old 133G label) |
| Object history | Purchased for £2.10s |
| Production | register |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. Page 27, plate 36B |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.64-1913 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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