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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white glaze painted in six colours and gilded
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted with blue, black, red, green, yellow, purple and flesh tones and gilded.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with collared neck, sits on a low foot ring
Interior: the rim is painted with a blue dentilated pattern. On the neck and around the edge of the roundel, a kufic inscription is outlined in black and reserved in blue. On the body pairs of opposed, gesticulating male figures wear blue, purple or green patterned robes with gilding and red, purple or blue hats. Green tear-drop cartouche adorned with blue or red circles separate the pairs of figures. On the base, a mounted horseman, dressed in purple robes, rides a blue dappled horse and supports two hawks.
Exterior: the rim is painted blue, on the neck a naskh inscription is painted in black. Glaze covers the exterior surface evenly except the underside of the foot ring.
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 8 cm
Weight: 336 g
Width: 18.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa
1170
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, black, red, green, yellow, purple and flesh tones)
gold leaf
( gilding on small areas of clothing of figures depicted)
glaze
( white)
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
pigment
( blue, black)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( white, covers the exterior surface evenly except the underside of the foot ring)
Rim
Diameter 18.8 cm
Base
Diameter 6.8 cm
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted with blue, black, red, green, yellow, purple and flesh tones and gilded
Inscription present: outlined in black and reserved in blue
Inscription present: painted in black
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: hand written directly onto the object surface
Accession number: C.144-1935
Primary reference Number: 72009
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.20
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72009 Accessed: 2024-11-21 22:41:47
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