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Fritware coated in a blue or white glaze painted in lustre on the interior
Buff fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white glaze painted in yellow lustre on the interior and glazed in blue on the reverse.
Shape: irregular conical dish with wide, everted rim and a low foot ring
Interior: blue glaze from the exterior runs onto the rim and upper body. An inscription is painted in lustre on the rim between two bands. On the body, reserved in lustre against a background of scrolling vegetation and split palmettes, a horseman is painted mounted on a horse whose coated is dotted with irregular trefoils.
Exterior: blue glaze covers the surface running onto the lower body and foot ring. A thinner irregular glaze is also present on the underside of the foot ring.
History note: Bought from Garabed, July 1923
Oscar Raphel Bequest
Height: 7.5 cm
Weight: 1328 g
Width: 35 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.
12th Century, Late
Circa
1179
CE
-
Circa
1198
CE
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( blue, surface running onto the lower body and foot ring. A thinner irregular glaze is also present on the underside of the foot ring)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( white)
oxide colours
( yellow lustre)
Base
Diameter 14.2 cm
Rim
Diameter 35 cm
Throwing : Buff fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white glaze painted in yellow lustre on the interior and glazed in blue on the reverse
Inscription present: an Arabic cursive inscription
Inscription present: square paper label
Inscription present: oval paper label
Accession number: OC.162-1946
Primary reference Number: 77599
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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