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Dish with seated figure
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Details
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- Date
- late 12th century - early 13th century
- Material and technique
- fritware, with painting in lustre over a blue glaze
- Dimensions
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8 cm (height)
37 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.49
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Further reading
Fehérvári, Géza, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection (London: Faber and Faber, 1973), no. 92 on p. 89
Allan, James W., Medieval Middle Eastern Pottery (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1971), pp. 32-34, illus. p. 35 pl. 30
Glossary (3)
fritware, glaze, 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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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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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.
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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