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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, carved under a turquoise glaze.
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, carved under a turquoise glaze
Shape: cylindrical body, carinated at the shoulder and tapering toward the base, sitting on a low wide foot ring. Tubular neck, angled to form a spout with a bead rim; a strap handle with thumb rest is attached to the neck and upper body.
Exterior: carved gadroons on the body, separated by a concentric line at the carination. On the neck three ribs with carved horizontal lines divide the area into four panels, two of which contain an applied boss incised with a central cross. Glaze runs over the lower body, terminating in droplets.
Interior: glazed but otherwise undecorated
History note: Found at Gurgan
Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019
Height: 25.2 cm
Weight: 645 g
Width: 13.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family
12th Century-13th Century, Early
Circa
1100
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( turquoise, runs over the lower body terminating in droplets)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( turquoise)
Rim
Diameter 3.2 cm
Base
Diameter 7.7 cm
Handle
Throwing : Fritware, probably wheel thrown, carved under a turquoise glaze
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label printed in black
Inscription present: hand written directly onto the object surface in blue and black
Accession number: C.109-2019
Primary reference Number: 71072
Previous ID: AL.5-1983
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ewer" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71072 Accessed: 2024-11-17 15:43:43
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University of Cambridge}}
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