Current Location: Gallery 33
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware, mould made, incised and painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze.
Shape: standing horse with mounted rider, wearing a shield on the back, and a small quadruped perched on the rump; all mounted on a rectangular plinth. The figurine is hollow, with a spout formed from the rider’s pointed hat.
Decoration: all features are moulded, blue pigment runs through the glaze. On the horse, features comprise tail, eyes and armour on the head and neck; reins connect the horse’s mouth with the saddle pommel. Details of the saddlecloth are incised under the glaze but are only visible on the left flank. Facial features and folds of a pointed hat and cloak are clearly visible on the rider, as are the bosses on his shield. The quadruped sitting on the rump is poorly defined, with facial feature barely visible, although a collar on the neck is apparent. Glaze pools on the plinth under the horse’s feet and covers the remaining area thinly.
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: 29 cm
Length: 21.7 cm
Weight: 756 g
Width: 9 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
1220
CE
School or Style
Seljuk
People, subjects and objects depicted
Materials used in production
blue, streaked
Pigment
turquoise, pools on the plinth under the horse’s feet and covers the remaining area thinly
Glaze
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Fritware
: Fritware, mould made, incised and painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label
- Text: 123
- Location: Underside of plinth
- Method of creation: Printed in black
- Type: Label
Inscription present: rectangular black paper label
- Text: 34
- Location: Underside of plinth
- Method of creation: Printed in white
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.99-2019
Primary reference Number: 71076
Previous ID: AL.56-1948
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Thursday 17 February 2022
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
