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Bowl with leaves
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Details
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- Date
- late 13th century - early 14th century
- Material and technique
- fritware, covered in grey slip, and with underglaze painting in green and purple
- Dimensions
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8.7 cm (height)
20 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Denis Wright, 2005.
- Accession no.
- EA2005.24
Glossary (3)
fritware, slip, underglaze painting
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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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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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