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Bowl: C.102-2019

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 33

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Entities

  • Bowl
  • Category: Islamic pottery
  • Category: underglaze painted ware

Categories

Description

Fritware painted in black and blue under a white glaze

Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Shape: bi-conical bowl with a plain rim, sits on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: a radiating design incorporating black triangular inscribed panels with blue borders alternate with arabesques of palmette leaves and rosettes.
Exterior: a narrow black band is painted on the rim, while on the body black water weeds are painted. Glaze covers the surface and runs onto the foot ring.

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: 9.8 cm
Weight: 354 g
Width: 21.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Kashan ⪼ Iran

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

13th Century, Early
Circa 1200 CE - Circa 1220 CE

School or Style

Seljuk

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( black, blue) glaze ( white, transparent)
Exterior Body composed of pigment ( black) glaze ( white, transparent, covers the surface and runs onto the foot ring)
Rim Diameter 21.2 cm
Base Diameter 9 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: inscribed through black pigment

  • Text: cursive arabic script, not transcribed
  • Location: Interior
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: rectangular white paper label

  • Text: "97"
  • Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
  • Method of creation: Printed in black
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.102-2019
Primary reference Number: 71081
Previous ID: AL.64-1948
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 27 March 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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