Potter: Unknown
Earthenware coated in a white slip carved and incised under a green glaze
Red brown earthenware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip carved and incised under a green glaze.
Shape: biconical bowl with in-turned neck and rim sits on a disc base
Interior: coated in a white slip, incised on the neck with a stylised pseudo calligraphic band. On the body birds of varying size are carved against a background of scrolling palmettes and half palmettes. The glaze pools in one area of the lower body and scar marks indicate impurities in the clay.
Exterior: on the neck wavey lines are incised through white slip and covered with a green glaze which runs over the carination onto the upper body.
History note: Bought from Garabed, July 1923
Oscar Raphel Bequest
Height: 10.5 cm
Weight: 999 g
Width: 22.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946)
12th Century-13th Century
Circa
1100
-
Circa
1299
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
glaze
( green)
slip
( white)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( green)
slip
( whtie)
Rim
Diameter 20.7 cm
Base
Diameter 8.7 cm
Exterior Neck
Throwing : Red brown earthenware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip carved and inicsed under a green glaze
Inscription present: square paper label
Inscription present: circular paper label
Accession number: OC.156-1946
Primary reference Number: 176710
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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