Current Location: Gallery 33
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Unknown
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Description
Fritware, coated in a white glaze painted in polychrome and gilded
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted in blue, red, green, black, and brown and gilded.
Shape: carinated bowl with a slightly everted, collared neck, sits on a flat base
Interior: the rim is painted with a blue dentillated pattern. On the neck a kufic inscription is outlined in black and surrounded by black scrolling tendrils, all reserved on a blue band. In the centre of the body, a horizontal line of three mounted horsemen with up-stretched arms, wear polychrome robes and ride blue or brown steads with gilded reins. The central horseman holds a string in his right hand that is connected to a blue, red, green and gold balloon comprising a pair of split leaf palmettes, which flank central dotted tear drop cartouche on which a bird is perched. Either side of the balloon two figures are seated, wearing polychrome robes with gilded arm bands. Three red, green and blue quatrefoils are painted around the human figures. Below the horsemen two inversed sphinx are painted either side of a similar balloon to that on the upper section.
Exterior: on the neck, a kufic inscription is outlined in black and reserved on a blue band. On the base a human face forms the centre of a radiating solar design of blue, red and green triangles and lines.
Legal notes
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Measurements and weight
Height: 7.5 cm
Weight: 394 g
Width: 19.6 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1935)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
Dating
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early
Circa
1170
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
School or Style
Seljuk
Components of the work
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue, green, red and black)
glaze
( white)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, red, green, black, and brown)
gold leaf
( gilding in small areas)
glaze
( white)
Rim
Diameter 19.6 cm
Base
Diameter 8.2 cm
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted in blue, red, green, black, and brown and gilded
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: kufic inscription is outlined in black and surrounded by black scrolling tendrils, reserved on a blue band
- Location: Interior neck
- Method of creation: Hand painted
- Type: Inscription
Inscription present: kufic inscription is outlined in black and reserved on a blue band
- Location: Exterior neck
- Method of creation: Hand painted
- Type: Inscription
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
- Text: 'Lent By' (printed); 'Brangwyn' (typed), '38' hand written in black ink, ‘112’, hand written in pencil (encircled in the top right hand side) and ‘121’ (crossed through on the right hand side)
- Location: Exterior base
- Method of creation: Printed, typed, hand written
- Type: Label
Inscription present: written directly onto vessel surface
- Text: 38
- Location: Exterior lower body
- Method of creation: Hand written
- Type: Inscription
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.146-1935
Primary reference Number: 72039
Old number: BP.38
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 25 March 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
