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Jug: C.10-1951

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

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

Notes

History note: A.C. Edwards

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.C. Edwards

Measurements and weight

Height: 16.8 cm
Weight: 652 g
Width: 14.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1905-05-04) by Edwards, A.C.

Dating

Circa 1100 - Circa 1299

School or Style

Ayyubid
Seljuk

Components of the work

Base Diameter 5.5 cm
Rim Diameter 8.2 cm
Shoulder

Materials used in production

marl Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff marl earthenware, probably wheel thrown with moulded decoration applied on the shoulder

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.10-1951
Primary reference Number: 71160
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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