Jar
second half of 16th century (made)
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Jar of bulbous form, fritware; round the body runs a band of leaf-shaped devices on a dark-blue ground, each containing a green flower, and separated by groups of three circles. Round the top is a border of leaf-shaped battlements, and about the bottom is a green striped band.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware with polychrome underglaze painting |
Brief description | Jar, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Syria (Damascus), second half of 16th century |
Physical description | Jar of bulbous form, fritware; round the body runs a band of leaf-shaped devices on a dark-blue ground, each containing a green flower, and separated by groups of three circles. Round the top is a border of leaf-shaped battlements, and about the bottom is a green striped band. |
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Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Page 62, plate 48A |
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Accession number | 190-1892 |
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Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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