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Jug with floral medallions

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Iran (place of creation)
    Date
    late 12th century
    Material and technique
    fritware, with decoration carved through a black slip under a turquoise glaze
    Dimensions
    13.8 cm (height)
    with handle 14.5 cm (width)
    14.2 cm (diameter)
    at foot 13.5 cm (diameter)
    at mouth 7.9 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware
    Technique index
    slipped,
    covered › coated › slipped,
    carved,
    formed › carved,
    glazed,
    more
    Object type index
    container › vessel › jug
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.
    Accession no.
    EA1956.64

  • Further reading

    Fehérvári, Géza, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection (London: Faber and Faber, 1973), no. 84 on p. 83, pl. 37 c

Glossary (3)

fritware, glaze, slip

  • 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).

  • glaze

    Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.

  • slip

    A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.

Location

    • currently in research collection

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