Jar
12th or 13th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Squat baluster form with low wide neck and flattened rim. Four handles from base of the rim to the shoulder. Chevrons in a frieze round the body, painted green, purple and brown. Elongated figure of eights round the shoulder similarly coloured. Design incised through a white slip with manganese and copper colourants under a lead glaze.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Jar, earthenware with incised decoration, possibly made in Samsat, Turkey, 12th or 13th century |
| Physical description | Squat baluster form with low wide neck and flattened rim. Four handles from base of the rim to the shoulder. Chevrons in a frieze round the body, painted green, purple and brown. Elongated figure of eights round the shoulder similarly coloured. Design incised through a white slip with manganese and copper colourants under a lead glaze. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Bought |
| Object history | Purchased from Randall Coate who was given this jar in 1962 by the headman of "the last village up the mountain" as they started to climb Nimrud Dagh, near Samsat in South East Anatolia. |
| Production | Possibly made in Samsat. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.287-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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