Skip to main content

Figurine: OC.165-1946

An image of Figurine
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Figurine
An image of Figurine
An image of Figurine
Current Location: Gallery 33

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Fritware coated in a turquoise glaze

Fritware, mould made and incised, coated in a turquoise glaze.
Shape: hollow figurine in the shape of a hawk with wings tucked on the back, sitting on four legs on a rectangular pedestal.
Decoration: the wings are covered with a moulded honeycomb pattern, while the facial features are incised using thick lines.

Notes

History note: Oscar Raphael

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.5 cm
Length: 29.5 cm
Weight: 3638 g
Width: 26.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early
Circa 1150 CE - Circa 1258 CE

School or Style

Seljuk

Components of the work

Surface composed of glaze ( turquoise)

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, mould made and incised, coated in a turquoise glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: hand written in pencil

  • Text: ‘843’.
  • Location: Underside of the base
  • Method of creation: Hand written
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.165-1946
Primary reference Number: 77601

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Figurine" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77601 Accessed: 2025-12-05 08:56:37

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77601 |title=Figurine |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 08:56:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-77601

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa16/OC_165_1946_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Figurine"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Figurine</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo