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Potter: Unknown (Probably)
Earthenware with moulded decoration on the shoulder
Buff marl earthenware, probably wheel thrown with moulded decoration applied on the shoulder.
Shape: oval body on a disc base with a short, slightly flaring neck and a strap handle attached to the neck and shoulder
Exterior: a frieze of kufic script is moulded on the shoulder below which a series of impressed marks indicates the process of joining this decoration to the body of the jug. On the neck an impressed concentric band is visible.
Interior: undecorated
History note: A.C. Edwards
Bequeathed by A.C. Edwards
Height: 16.8 cm
Weight: 652 g
Width: 14.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1905-05-04) by Edwards, A.C.
Circa 1100 - Circa 1299
Base
Diameter 5.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 8.2 cm
Shoulder
marl Earthenware
Throwing : Buff marl earthenware, probably wheel thrown with moulded decoration applied on the shoulder
Accession number: C.10-1951
Primary reference Number: 71160
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71160 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:01:52
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