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Potter: Unknown
Buff fritware, wheel thrown, with an opaque white, slightly crazed glaze painted with yellow-brown lustre
Shape: cono-segmental bowl with a slight ridge on the exterior upper body, a plain rim and foot ring
Interior: a dentilated pattern covers the rim under which a frieze of Arabic script (kufic) is surrounded by foliage and enclosed within two concentric bands; all painted in lustre. The central decoration comprises a mounted horseman surrounded by scrolling vines, all painted in reserve against a lustred background. The body of the horse is decorated with spots; the animal is harnessed and wears a blanket decorated with six pointed stars and edged with scrolls. The horseman wears a headdress and a spotted tunic.
Exterior: A solid lustre band covers the rim, while on the body a thin coiled vine is adorned with plump comma shaped leaves. The glaze runs over the exterior foot ring leaving patches uncovered but unusually continues onto interior of foot ring.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 7.9 cm
Weight: 329 g
Width: 18.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
12th Century, Late
Circa
1179
CE
-
1198
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre painting)
Interior
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre painting)
Rim
Diameter 18.8 cm
Base
Diameter 6.8 cm
opaque white, slightly crazed, runs over foot ring exterior
Glaze
Fritware
Throwing
: Buff fritware bowl, wheel thrown, with an opaque white, slightly crazed glaze painted with lustre
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: frieze of script is surrounded by foliage and enclosed within two concentric bands
Inscription present: circular paper label with serrated edge
Accession number: C.434-1991
Primary reference Number: 75084
Packing number: ISCER 621
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75084 Accessed: 2024-04-18 15:10:31
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Accession Number: C.31-2013
Accession Number: E.277.1932
Accession Number: O.5-2017
Accession Number: E.132.1903
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