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Bowl: C.582-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black under a turquoise glaze

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitliner, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.8 cm
Weight: 429 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

13th Century
Circa 1200 CE - Circa 1300 CE

School or Style

Seljuk
Ilkhanid

Components of the work

Exterior composed of pigment ( black) glaze ( turquoise, covers sruface except for the rim of the foot ring)
Interior composed of pigment ( black) glaze ( turquoise)
Rim Diameter 10 cm
Base Diameter 7.7 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black under a turquoise glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: white paper label with serrated edge, hand written in pencil

  • Text: 313a
  • Location: Exterior base, underside of foot ring
  • Method of creation: Hand written in pencil
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.582-1991
Primary reference Number: 75581

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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