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Bowl with bird
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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12th century (1101 - 1200)
Seljuq of Rum Period (1081 - 1307)
- Material and technique
- fritware, with painting in lustre over an opaque white glaze
- Dimensions
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7.5 cm (height)
17.5 cm (diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- EAX.3065
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Further reading
Mason, Robert B., ‘Mediaeval Iranian Lustre-painted and Associated Wares: Typology in a Multidisciplinary Study’, Iran, 35, (1997), (ASH.03) pp. 112, 127, & 131, illus. p. 122
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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