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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, incised under a turquoise glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, incised under a cracked turquoise glaze
Shape: cylindrical neck with slightly everted rim descends, via a collar, onto a globular pear-shaped body on a low foot ring. A strap handle, with small thumb rest on the highest point, is attached to the neck and upper body.
Exterior: incised on the shoulder a band of scrolling lines, often forming roughly triangular shapes, are contained within concentric lines. Carved on the handle, a line of circles may imitate metalwork forms. The glaze runs over the lower body unevenly, terminating in places in large droplets.
Interior: covered unevenly with glaze, otherwise undecorated.
History note: Found at Gurgan
Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019
Height: 19.1 cm
Weight: 664 g
Width: 16.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa
1150
CE
-
Circa
1258
CE
Rim
Diameter 11.1 cm
Base
Diameter 7.7 cm
Exterior Body
Handle
Interior
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, incised under a cracked turquoise glaze
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label printed in black
Accession number: C.70-2019
Primary reference Number: 71061
Previous ID: AL.3-1976
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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