Bottle
ca. 1200 (made)
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Bottle of buff fritware with decoration painted in copper lustre over tin enamel. Globular body divided by foliated chain work into compartments containing sphinxes in medallions. Below is a border of foliated ornament. Tall neck with a wide flat collar below the top.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Fritware painted in copper lustre over tin enamel |
Brief description | Bottle of buff fritware with decoration painted in copper lustre over tin enamel, probably found at Khar, ca. 1200. |
Physical description | Bottle of buff fritware with decoration painted in copper lustre over tin enamel. Globular body divided by foliated chain work into compartments containing sphinxes in medallions. Below is a border of foliated ornament. Tall neck with a wide flat collar below the top. |
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Object history | May have been found at Khar. |
Production | register - found at Khar |
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Bibliographic reference | Watson, Oliver. Persian Lustre Ware. London: Faber and Faber, 1985. ISBN 0-571-13235-9. Pl. 47, p. 69 |
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Accession number | C.1230-1919 |
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Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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