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Bottle: C.155-1935

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware coated in a blue glaze and painted with lustre

Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a blue glaze and painted with lustre
Shape: globular body on a low foot ring, a collared cylindrical neck rises onto a cup-shaped mouth (reconstructed).
Exterior: dominating the body and enclosed above and below by concentric bands of lustre, a wide frieze of lamassu comprising winged lion body, decorated with hollow circles and a human head, enhanced by a halo. These figures are surrounded by scrolling half palmettes and reserved in lustre. On the lower body, a loosely painted lustre inscription forms a concentric band. On the upper body, just below the join of the neck, a narrow band of dotted, scrolling circles is painted in lustre. On the neck, and repeated on the reconstructed mouth, bands of lustre are painted at regular intervals, framing a scrolling vegetal frieze. Glaze terminates on the lower body, where is forms a slight ridge.
Interior: the body is undecorated and the neck has a turquoise glaze

Legal notes

Purchased from the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.0 cm
Height: 19.5 cm
Weight: 1627 g
Width: 22.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

12th Century, Late
Circa 1170 CE - Circa 1199 CE

School or Style

Seljuk

Components of the work

Exterior Body composed of glaze ( blue, terminating on the lower body, where it forms a slight ridge.) oxide colours ( brown)
Interior composed of glaze ( turquoise)
Base Diameter 11.0 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a blue glaze and painted with lustre

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: loosely painted lustre cursive pseudo-script imitating Persian

  • Location: Lower body
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: hand written in black pencil

  • Text: ‘160’
  • Location: Underside of the foot ring
  • Method of creation: Hand written
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: hand written in pencil and encircled

  • Text: ‘91’
  • Location: Underside of the foot ring
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.155-1935
Primary reference Number: 72205
Old number: BP.91?
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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