Plate
second half of 12th century (made)
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Plate of reddish fritware with decoration cut through a white slip, splashed with green, and the whole is covered with a yellow glaze. In the middle is a stylised Kufic inscription, translated as 'Victory, help', with arabesques in the outer spaces. Above this in a narrow border containing an inscription incised in outline. The flat rim has a border of chain pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with decoration cut through a white slip, splashed with green, and covered with glaze |
| Brief description | Plate of reddish fritware with decoration cut through a white slip, splashed with green, and the whole is covered a yellow glaze, Garrus district, second half of 12th century. |
| Physical description | Plate of reddish fritware with decoration cut through a white slip, splashed with green, and the whole is covered with a yellow glaze. In the middle is a stylised Kufic inscription, translated as 'Victory, help', with arabesques in the outer spaces. Above this in a narrow border containing an inscription incised in outline. The flat rim has a border of chain pattern. |
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| Production | register |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. pp. 25-6, plate 31B |
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| Accession number | C.102-1927 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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