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Dish with vegetal and calligraphic decoration
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Details
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- Date
- early 13th century
- Material and technique
- fritware, with painting in black under a turquoise glaze
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 19.7 x 13.5 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.167
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Further reading
Fehérvári, Géza, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection (London: Faber and Faber, 1973), no. 115 on p. 97, pl. 50 c
Watson, Oliver, ‘Fakes and Forgeries in Islamic Pottery’, Oriente Moderno, 23/2, (2004), pp. 521-522, fig. 9
Glossary (2)
fritware, glaze
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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.
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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