Room 31 | Islamic Middle East gallery
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Footed bowl with vegetal decoration
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Details
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- Date
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14th century (1301 - 1400)
Mamluk Period (1250 - 1517)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, with decoration incised through a white slip, and underglaze painting in coloured slips
- Dimensions
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15.5 cm (height)
23.5 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
- Accession no.
- EA1978.2158
Glossary (3)
earthenware, slip, underglaze painting
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earthenware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
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underglaze painting
Painting applied to ceramic material before a transparent, or monochrome or coloured glaze for Islamic objects, is applied. The technique was initially developed in China.
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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