Vase
1200-1250 (made)
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Vase, fritware, of inverted pear-shape with short cylindrical neck, painted in black with an overall ground of rows of formal five-pointed leaves (or feathers) in several sizes, the tips touched in with blue, the shoulder with two rows of painted dots, under a clear glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted |
| Brief description | Vase or jar, of pear-shape, painted in black and blue with formal leaf design, Syria (Raqqa), 1200-1250. |
| Physical description | Vase, fritware, of inverted pear-shape with short cylindrical neck, painted in black with an overall ground of rows of formal five-pointed leaves (or feathers) in several sizes, the tips touched in with blue, the shoulder with two rows of painted dots, under a clear glaze. |
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| Object history | Purchased. |
| Production | Raqqa ware |
| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. Pp. 44-5, plate 77A |
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| Accession number | C.60-1937 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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