Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware painted in black and blue under a transparent glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Shape: bi-conical bowl with a plain rim, sits on a foot ring
Interior: a radiating panel design in which the black triangular panels are inscribed and edged in blue. Between these panels a black arabesque and rosette flower on a stem are highlighted with blue.
Exterior: four black water weeds are painted at regular intervals on the body. Glaze runs over the surface covering the foot ring unevenly.
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: 10 cm
Weight: 381 g
Width: 21.2 cm
Place(s) associated
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
( transparent, white)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( transparent white, runs over the surface covering the foot ring unevenly)
Rim
Diameter 21.2 cm
Base
Diameter 8.5 cm
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: inscribed through black pigment, cursive script
- Text: not transcribed
- Location: Interior
- Method of creation: Incised
- Type: Inscription
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
- Text: '74'
- Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
- Method of creation: Printed in black
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.48-2019
Primary reference Number: 71083
Previous ID: AL.66-1948
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
