Bowl
13th century (made)
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Bowl of fritware painted with blue and black enamels stained turquoise green. Hemispherical with a small foot-ring. Painted inside with a medallion containing foliate scrollwork in four compartments. Narrow edging of 'egg and tongue' pattern. The outside, which is moulded with indefinite reeding, is painted with vertical lines in blue, forming a pattern of pointed arcading.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted with blue and black enamels stained turquoise green and moulded |
| Brief description | Bowl of fritware painted with blue and black enamels stained turquoise green, Iran, 13th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of fritware painted with blue and black enamels stained turquoise green. Hemispherical with a small foot-ring. Painted inside with a medallion containing foliate scrollwork in four compartments. Narrow edging of 'egg and tongue' pattern. The outside, which is moulded with indefinite reeding, is painted with vertical lines in blue, forming a pattern of pointed arcading. |
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| Gallery label | BOWL
White earthenware painted in underglaze colours.
PERSIAN (SULTANABAD regions); late 13th century
Ernest Marsh Bequest.
C.29-1945 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. p. 46, plate 96B |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.29-1945 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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