Jug
9th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Earthenware jug, with globular body, cylindrical neck, single handle, decoration painted in dry manganese lines of pointed cartouches on the body and checker-board motif on the neck, infilled with yellow and brown glazes, the interior green-glazed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with glaze-painted decoration |
| Brief description | Jug with glaze-painted decoration, Iraq, 9th century |
| Physical description | Earthenware jug, with globular body, cylindrical neck, single handle, decoration painted in dry manganese lines of pointed cartouches on the body and checker-board motif on the neck, infilled with yellow and brown glazes, the interior green-glazed. |
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| Gallery label | JUG
Earthenware, decorated with coloured glazes. Probably MESOPOTAMIAN, 9th century(Used until 11/2003) |
| Bibliographic reference | A. Lane, Early Islamic Pottery, (London, 1947), PL. 7A |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.198-1937 |
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| Record created | August 11, 1998 |
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