Bowl
early 13th century (made)
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Bowl of fritware, painted in blue and black under a transparent glaze. The interior base decorated with floral scrolls in white on a blue and black ground. A blue border with pairs of narrow vertical lines in black adorns the rim, and below it, is a band of white with Arabic inscriptions. The exterior with a blue border of a white stylised inscription around the rim.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware painted in blue and black under a transparent glaze |
Brief description | Bowl of fritware, with decoration in blue and black ground under a transparent glaze, Iran (Kashan), early 13th century. |
Physical description | Bowl of fritware, painted in blue and black under a transparent glaze. The interior base decorated with floral scrolls in white on a blue and black ground. A blue border with pairs of narrow vertical lines in black adorns the rim, and below it, is a band of white with Arabic inscriptions. The exterior with a blue border of a white stylised inscription around the rim. |
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Gallery label | Bowl.
Siad to have been found at Khar.
Given by Mr. V. Wethered. |
Object history | Purchased from the owner for £5 of Mr. George P.Churchill, of the British Legation, Tehran. No.68 of a collection received of the Museum from Tehran, 29.vii.1917. |
Historical context | This object belongs to a series of objects that were purchased from Mr. George P.Churchill, of the British Legation, at Tehran and then given to the V&A by Mr. V. Wethered. 76. to 82.-1918. |
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Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. p. 45, plate 87B |
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Accession number | C.79-1918 |
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Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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