Current Location: Gallery 33
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Earthenware coated in a white slip painted in green and brown under a colourless glaze
Pinkish earthenware, coated in a cream slip painted in green and brown under a colourless glaze
Shape: conical bowl with a plain rim, on a disc base
Interior: coated in a cream slip with brown scalloped line hanging from the rim above a green concentric band. The body is divided into three segments in which a triangle, filled with a scroll and dots, is painted in brown. All covered in a colourless glaze
Exterior: the upper body is coated unevenly with cream slip.
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: 5.8 cm
Weight: 251 g
Width: 16 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(2019-07-01)
by
Ades Family
Dating
10th Century-11th Century
Circa
900
-
Circa
1099
School or Style
Samanid
Components of the work
Interior
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
slip
( cream)
pigment
( green and brown, probably applied in a slip)
Rim
Diameter 16 cm
Base
Diameter 6.6 cm
Exterior Upper Body
Materials used in production
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Pinkish earthenware, coated in a cream slip painted in green and brown under a colourless glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
- Text: 102
- Location: Exterior base
- Method of creation: Printed in black
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.68-2019
Primary reference Number: 71102
Previous ID: AL.97-1948
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
