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Jug: C.70-2019

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Current Location: Gallery 33

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware, incised under a turquoise glaze

Fritware, wheel thrown, incised under a cracked turquoise glaze
Shape: cylindrical neck with slightly everted rim descends, via a collar, onto a globular pear-shaped body on a low foot ring. A strap handle, with small thumb rest on the highest point, is attached to the neck and upper body.
Exterior: incised on the shoulder a band of scrolling lines, often forming roughly triangular shapes, are contained within concentric lines. Carved on the handle, a line of circles may imitate metalwork forms. The glaze runs over the lower body unevenly, terminating in places in large droplets.
Interior: covered unevenly with glaze, otherwise undecorated.

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: 19.1 cm
Weight: 664 g
Width: 16.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early
Circa 1150 CE - Circa 1258 CE

School or Style

Seljuk

Components of the work

Rim Diameter 11.1 cm
Base Diameter 7.7 cm
Exterior Body
Handle
Interior

Materials used in production

turquoise Glaze
Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, incised under a cracked turquoise glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper label printed in black

  • Text: ‘62’.
  • Location: Underside of the foot ring
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.70-2019
Primary reference Number: 71061
Previous ID: AL.3-1976

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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