Jug
12th century (made)
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Jug of fritware decorated with cufic characters carved through a layer of black pigment under a clear greenish glaze. Globular body with a short cylindrical neck, small loop handle, and small foot. Wide bands of black above and below the bands of characters, in black on a white ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with slip under a clear glaze and carved |
| Brief description | Jug of fritware with slip under a clear glaze and carved, Iran, 12th century. |
| Physical description | Jug of fritware decorated with cufic characters carved through a layer of black pigment under a clear greenish glaze. Globular body with a short cylindrical neck, small loop handle, and small foot. Wide bands of black above and below the bands of characters, in black on a white ground. |
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| Gallery label | TANKARD
White earthenware decorated in black slip.
Inscribed "blessing to the owner".
PERSIAN; 12th century
C.127-1932(ca. 1960-80) |
| Object history | (10.8.1932 B.Rackham) Translucent whiteware with decoration deeply cut through a thick layer of black slip under a greenish glaze, has for its sole ornament a wide frieze of Cufic inscription of great distinction. |
| Production | label |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ridley. M. Islamic Pottery. Antique Collector's Guide, Feb., 1981, p. 46. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.127-1932 |
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| Record created | October 30, 2008 |
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