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Not currently on display at the V&A
On short term loan out for exhibition

Sphero-Conical Vessel

13th century-14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vessel of earthenware. With incised decoration under a turquoise-blue glaze. Pear-shaped with a knob at the top, and the surface is divided into vertical panels filled with small studs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed and incised
Brief description
Sphero-conical vessel of earthenware, possibly made in Ar-Raqqah, Syria or Egypt, 13th century-14th century.
Physical description
Vessel of earthenware. With incised decoration under a turquoise-blue glaze. Pear-shaped with a knob at the top, and the surface is divided into vertical panels filled with small studs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Credit line
Given by A. Garabed, Esq.
Bibliographic references
  • Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. Page 27, plate 36F
  • Linda Komaroff, editor, Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023, p.191, cat. no. 44b.
Collection
Accession number
C.365-1921

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Record createdNovember 7, 2003
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