Room 31 | Islamic Middle East gallery
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Bowl with riders in a landscape
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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late 12th century
Great Seljuq Period (1040 - 1194)
- Material and technique
- fritware, with overglaze painting in lustre
- Dimensions
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8.8 cm (height)
21.2 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.28
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Further reading
Fehérvári, Géza, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection (London: Faber and Faber, 1973), no. 107 on p. 94, pl. 47 a
Watson, Oliver, Persian Lustre Ware, Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain (London: Faber and Faber, 1985), pp. 68 & 70, illus. p. 79 pl. 50
Mason, Robert B., ‘Mediaeval Iranian Lustre-painted and Associated Wares: Typology in a Multidisciplinary Study’, Iran, 35, (1997), (ASH.12) pp. 112, 117, & 131, illus. p. 122
Glossary (2)
fritware, lustre
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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).
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lustre
Metallic sheen obtained by applying a mixture of metallic oxides onto an already glazed ceramic that is refired at a reduced atmosphere.
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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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