Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware, coated in a white glaze painted in lustre
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white, slightly pitted glaze painted in lustre
Shape: carinated body on a flaring foot, a collared neck and plain rim. Strap handle with thumb rest attached to the body and rim.
Exterior: all decoration is painted in lustre. On the neck, a pseudo calligraphic inscription is framed by concentric bands. On the upper body, a frieze of mounted horsemen are separated by chequer board trees and dotted scrolling vines, on the lower body sketchy arabesques are framed by concentric bands. On the handle a pseudo calligraphic inscription is framed by lustre panels. Glaze covers the surface unevenly on the collared neck; it terminates on the lower body and foot ring where it pools slightly.
Interior: the rim is painted with a concentric band above a pseudo calligraphic inscription on the neck. Glaze covers the entire surface.
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: 12.5 cm
Weight: 385 g
Width: 14 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(2019-07-01)
by
Ades Family
Dating
12th Century, Late
Circa
1170
CE
-
Circa
1199
CE
Note
Miniature style
School or Style
Seljuk
Components of the work
Exterior
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
glaze
( white, covers the surface unevenly on the collared neck; it terminates on the lower body and foot ring where it pools slightly)
Interior Rim
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( white, covers entire surface)
Base
Diameter 6.6 cm
Rim
Diameter 9.3 cm
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white, slightly pitted glaze painted in lustre
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: black rectangular paper label
- Text: 74
- Location: Exterior lower body
- Method of creation: Printed in white
- Type: Label
Inscription present: white rectangular paper label
- Text: 27
- Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.107-2019
Primary reference Number: 140044
Previous ID: AL.13-1976
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 25 June 2025
Last processed: Wednesday 25 June 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
