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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Bowl

1150-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fritware bowl, painted in lustre over a turquoise glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted in lustre over the glaze
Brief description
Fritware bowl, painted in lustre over a turquoise glaze, found at Tell Minis near Ma'arat al-Noman between Aleppo and Hama, Syria, probably Raqqah, 1150-1200
Physical description
Fritware bowl, painted in lustre over a turquoise glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23cm (Note: approx. )
  • Height: 8cm (Note: Approx.)
Style
Gallery label
BOWL Earthenware painted in lustre on turquoise glaze. Said to have been found at Tell Minis, between Aleppo and Hama. SYRIAN; middle of 12th century.(Old gallery label)
Object history
Found at Tell Minis in Syria, which gives its name to a particularly fine type of fritware.
Production
Found at Tell Minis near Ma'arat al-Noman between Aleppo and Hama, Syria.
Collection
Accession number
C.49-1960

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Record createdDecember 4, 2003
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