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Potter: Unknown
Frtiware painted in three colourless under a colourless glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, black and dark red under a crazed, colourless glaze
Shape: cylindrical body flaring outwards toward the rim, sits on a carved disk base
Exterior: under the rim a band of calligraphy is outlined in black and reserved in blue. On the body seated human figures in a Persian style are separated by fern fronds. Glaze covers the surface to the edge of the base.
Interior: a "kufesque" band is outlined in black and reserved in blue under the rim.
History note: From the rubbish heaps of Fustat
Given by G.D. Hornblower
Height: 13 cm
Weight: 293 g
Width: 11.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
13th Century
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1299
CE
Similar forms in glass
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue, red)
Interior Neck
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( colourless, covers the surface to the edge of the base)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( colourless, crazed)
Rim
Diameter 11.5 cm
Base
Diameter 5.8 cm
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, black and dark red under a crazed, colourless glaze
Accession number: C.2-1926
Primary reference Number: 73194
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Beaker" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73194 Accessed: 2024-11-08 08:41:49
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