Room 31 | Islamic Middle East gallery
Explore artefacts made over a period of more than 1000 years in the heart of the Islamic world.
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Jug with floral and geometric decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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late 13th century - 1st half of the 14th century
Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353)
- Material and technique
- fritware, with overglaze enamels and gilding
- Dimensions
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23.7 cm (height)
16.5 cm max. (diameter)
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covered › metallized › gilded,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.54
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Further reading
Fehérvári, Géza, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection (London: Faber and Faber, 1973), no. 132 on p. 104, pl. 57 a
Glossary
fritware
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fritware
Ceramic material composed of ground quartz and small quantities of clay and finely ground frit (frit is obtained by pouring molten glass into water).
Location
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East
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