Bowl
14th century (made)
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Bowl of fritware painted with black, blue and white enamels. Narrow foot with deep foot-ring and shallow convex sides. Inside, on a ground of blue slip, are eight-pointed stars outlined in white slip with white rosettes in the middle. The cross-shaped background between the stars is hatched in black, and blue circles fill the centre of the crosses. On the reverse is a running foliage pattern in underglaze blue in the Chinese style.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted with black, blue and white enamels and slip |
| Brief description | Bowl of fritware painted with enamels and slip, Syria, 14th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of fritware painted with black, blue and white enamels. Narrow foot with deep foot-ring and shallow convex sides. Inside, on a ground of blue slip, are eight-pointed stars outlined in white slip with white rosettes in the middle. The cross-shaped background between the stars is hatched in black, and blue circles fill the centre of the crosses. On the reverse is a running foliage pattern in underglaze blue in the Chinese style. |
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| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.82-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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