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Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted in blue, black, red, green, white and buff and leaf gilding
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted in glaze in blue and over the glaze in black, red, green, white and buff, and leaf gilding.
Shape: roughly rectangular shaped fragment
Interior: seated figure, outlined in black, wearing a red cloak decorated with white scrolls, gold leaf armbands, green tunic and black hat. At the bottom left hand corner the partial body of animal, possibly a bird, is visible outlined in black and coloured in blue, green and red.
Exterior: partial frieze of black calligraphy
Given by G.D. Hornblower, OBE
Height: 6 cm
Weight: 12 g
Width: 4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1940) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
12th Dynasty, Late-13th Dynasty
Circa
1180
-
1219
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( black (over-glaze))
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue (in-glaze), black, red, green, white and buff (over-glaze))
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white glaze painted in glaze in blue and over the glaze in black, red, green, white and buff, and leaf gilding
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: OC.7-1940
Primary reference Number: 77815
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fragment" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/77815 Accessed: 2024-12-18 12:57:22
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