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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

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

Bowl of buff fritware painted in blue, black and turquoise under a clear glaze. Straight sided with a small foot. Painted in the middle with a hare amid foliage. With a wide border of five panels of foliage separated by broad bands of blue. Outside is a border of spots of blue and black between black lines.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted under a clear glaze
Brief description
Bowl of buff fritware, straight sided with a small foot, painted under a clear glaze, Iran, 13th century or 14th century.
Physical description
Bowl of buff fritware painted in blue, black and turquoise under a clear glaze. Straight sided with a small foot. Painted in the middle with a hare amid foliage. With a wide border of five panels of foliage separated by broad bands of blue. Outside is a border of spots of blue and black between black lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
Credit line
Given by the executors of Lady Marling, CBE
Production
Label - Soltanabad type
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Pages 10-2, plate 2A
Collection
Accession number
C.184-1928

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Record createdNovember 18, 2003
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