Room 31 | Islamic Middle East gallery
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Fragment of a bowl with riders
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- late 12th century - early 13th century
- Material and technique
- fritware, with overglaze enamels
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 13.4 x 3.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
- Accession no.
- EA1978.2426
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Further reading
Lane, Arthur, Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Persia, Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain (London: Faber and Faber, 1947), p. 42, pl. 74 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).
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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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