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Eight fragments from a dish
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- early 13th century
- Artist/maker
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Abu Zaid ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Zaid (active 1186 - 1219) (potter)
- Material and technique
- fritware, with painting in lustre over an opaque white glaze
- Dimensions
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largest fragment 6.9 x 8.6 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)
smallest fragment 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.3 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 8
- Credit line
- Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
- Accession no.
- EA1978.2320.a
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Further reading
Watson, Oliver, ‘Fakes and Forgeries in Islamic Pottery’, Oriente Moderno, 23/2, (2004), p. 522, fig. 10
Watson, Oliver, Persian Lustre Ware, Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain (London: Faber and Faber, 1985), Appendix III, no. 14 on p. 198
Mason, Robert B., ‘Mediaeval Iranian Lustre-painted and Associated Wares: Typology in a Multidisciplinary Study’, Iran, 35, (1997), (ASH.49) p. 132
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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- currently in research collection
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