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Bowl: C.82-2019

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Entities

  • Bowl
  • Category: Islamic pottery
  • Category: underglaze painted ware

Categories

Description

Fritware painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze

Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Shape: bi-conical bowl with a plain rim, sits on a low foot ring
Interior: a radiating design comprises alternating black and blue bands with epigraphy (incised through the pigment) and black feather like fronds reserved in blue. A black bird and spandrel fillers are painted between the radiating arms.
Exterior: black water weeds are painted on the body. The glaze covers the surface and runs unevenly over the base and covers the underside with the exception of the rim of the foot ring.

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: 10 cm
Weight: 378 g
Width: 22.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Kashan ⪼ Iran

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family

Dating

13th Century, Early
Circa 1200 CE - Circa 1220 CE

School or Style

Seljuk

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( black, blue) glaze ( transparent, white)
Exterior Body composed of pigment ( black) glaze ( transparent, white, covers the surface and runs unevenly over the base and covers the underside with the exception of the rim of the foot ring)
Rim Diameter 22.4 cm
Base Diameter 8.5 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: inscribed on the black radiating panels in cursive script

  • Text: not transcribed
  • Location: Interior radiating panels
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: rectangular white paper label

  • Text: "96"
  • Location: Exterior base, underside of foot ring
  • Method of creation: Printed in black
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: black rectangular paper label

  • Text: "23"
  • Location: Exterior base, underside of foot ring
  • Method of creation: Printed in white
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.82-2019
Primary reference Number: 71084
Previous ID: AL.67-1948
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 February 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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