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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white glaze painted with lustre
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted with lustre.
Shape: globular body sitting on a low foot ring, cylindrical neck tapers via a carination to a narrow bead rim. A strap handle with thumb rest is attached to the neck and upper body.
Exterior: on the neck and handle a roughly painted fret pattern is enclosed above and below by a lustre panel. On the upper body an inscription is surrounded by scrolls, both painted in lustre, and enclosed above and below by bands of lustre incised with further inscriptions. On the lower body, painted in lustre, a chain stripe pattern is enclosed above and below by concentric lines. Glaze runs over the lower body, terminating in droplets.
Interior: the rim is painted with a lustre band and on the neck four spots of lustre are visible. Glaze covers the surface as far as is visible.
History note: Purportedly found in the Gurgan area; the father of Major Raymond Ades; Major Raymond Ades by whom lent to the Fitzwilliam in 1976; the Ades family
Given by the Ades family to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the opening of the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Height: 18.5 cm
Weight: 492 g
Width: 14 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1998-11-23) by Ades Family
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Kashan style
Exterior
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
glaze
( white, runs over the lower body, terminating in droplets)
Interior Rim
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( white, covers the surface as far as is visible)
Rim
Diameter 2.5 cm
Base
Diameter 7.5 cm
Exterior Body
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted with lustre
Inscription present: incised through a lustre band
Inscription present: painted in lustre, surrounded by scrolls
Inscription present: white rectangular paper label
Inscription present: white rectangle with canted corners and red border, inscribed in black ink
Accession number: C.55-1998
Primary reference Number: 28806
Old loan number: AL.11-1976
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/28806 Accessed: 2024-12-26 15:06:43
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University of Cambridge}}
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