Jug
10th century-11th century (made)
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Jug of lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slips. Inverted egg-shaped body with a tall narrow neck curving out to the lip. Tubular handle connecting the top of the neck to the shoulder. The whole surface is covered with a wash of red slip. Round the shoulder a band of pseudo-cufic inscription in greenish-black line over broader lines in white slip, stained yellow. Below this is a band of pseudo-cable pattern. On the neck, horizontal and vertical white bands are dotted and streaked in greenish back, framing white blobs with black crosses on them. Similar blobs are on the handle.
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Materials and techniques | Lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slip |
Brief description | Jug of lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slips, Neyshabur, 10th century-11th century. |
Physical description | Jug of lead glazed earthenware painted with clay slips. Inverted egg-shaped body with a tall narrow neck curving out to the lip. Tubular handle connecting the top of the neck to the shoulder. The whole surface is covered with a wash of red slip. Round the shoulder a band of pseudo-cufic inscription in greenish-black line over broader lines in white slip, stained yellow. Below this is a band of pseudo-cable pattern. On the neck, horizontal and vertical white bands are dotted and streaked in greenish back, framing white blobs with black crosses on them. Similar blobs are on the handle. |
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Accession number | C.35-1960 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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