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Bowl with painted decoration
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Details
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- Date
- 10th century (AD 901 - 1000)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, covered in white slip, and with underglaze painting in black and red slips
- Dimensions
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4 cm (height)
13 cm (diameter)
at foot 5.7 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Denis Wright, 2005.
- Accession no.
- EA2005.45
Glossary (3)
earthenware, slip, underglaze painting
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earthenware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.
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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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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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- currently in research collection
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