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Bowl: C.3-2011

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware, painted in black and incised under a turquoise glaze.

Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and incised under a turquoise glaze
Shape: conical bowl, sits on a low foot ring.
Interior: on the rim a black line is painted, while on the upper body a black band is incised with pseudo-script. On the lower body a wide frieze of black scallops, painted in alternating directions is framed above and below by thin concentric lines.
Exterior: undecorated except for the glaze, this covers the upper third of the body and terminates in droplets or thickened deposits. A few droplets of glaze are present on the lower body and base.

Legal notes

Given by Mr and Mrs Graham Canon

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.4 cm
Weight: 356 g
Width: 18 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2011) by Canon, Graham, Mr and Mrs

Dating

12th Century-14th Century
Circa 1100 CE - Circa 1399 CE

School or Style

Seljuk or Ilkhanid

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( black) glaze ( turquoise)
Exterior Body composed of glaze ( turquoise)
Rim Diameter 18 cm
Base Diameter 7.8 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and incised under a turquoise glaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3-2011
Primary reference Number: 187778
Entry form: 1046

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 18 July 2012 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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