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Jug with floral and geometric decoration

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Associated place

Asia › Iran (place of creation)

Date

late 13th century - 1st half of the 14th century
Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353)

Material and technique

fritware, with overglaze enamels and gilding

Dimensions

23.7 cm (height)
16.5 cm max. (diameter)

Material index

processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware,

processed material › enamel,

processed material › metal › gold

Technique index

glazed,

covered › coated › glazed,

covered › metallized › gilded,

covered › coated › enamelled

Object type index

container › vessel › jug

No. of items

1

Credit line

Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.

Accession no.

EA1956.54
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

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fritware

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

- First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East

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