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Bowl with iron-black decoration
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › South-east Asia › Thailand › Sukhothai province › Sawankhalok › Sawankhalok kiln-sites (place of creation)
- Date
- 14th - 16th century (1301 - 1600)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, with underglaze painting in iron black and milky-white overglaze, brown slip and glaze on the inside
- Dimensions
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11 cm (height)
17 cm max. (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased with the assistance of the Lady Cash Bequest, 1965.
- Accession no.
- EA1965.56
Glossary (4)
glaze, slip, stoneware, underglaze painting
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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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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
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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 32 | India from 600
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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