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Figurine: C.56-2019

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 33

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze

Fritware, mould made, painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze.
Shape: horse with mounted rider wearing a helmet and with left arm held at right angles to the body. All mounted on a rectangular plinth
Decoration: all features are moulded with blue used to define detail, including the horse’s main, bridle and reins. The horse’s body and rider’s coat are dashed with blue; the horse’s legs are stripped with blue. Glaze pools on the upper surface of the plinth and a droplet has been broken off on the front section; does not cover the underside of the plinth.

Notes

History note: Found at Gurgan

Legal notes

Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.5 cm
Length: 10.5 cm
Weight: 161 g
Width: 4.2 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family

Dating

12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa 1150 - Circa 1220

School or Style

Seljuk

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

blue, used to define detail Pigment
turquoise, pools on the upper surface of the plinth and a droplet has been broken off on the front section; does not cover the underside of the plinth Glaze
Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: written directly onto object sufrace

  • Text: 8
  • Location: Underside of plinth
  • Method of creation: Hand written in black
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.56-2019
Primary reference Number: 71034
Old object number: AL.88-1948
Previous ID: AL.11-1983
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 February 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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