Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1220
Basım Yeri
Gorgan (recovered) Kashan (made) -
Konu
Ceramics Containers
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 36.5cm, Diameter: 16cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
ME.113-2019
Kayıt Numarası
ME.113-2019
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1220
Notlar
The complex shape of this turquoise ewer shows how potters borrowed designs from contemporary Iranian metalwork. This piece is moulded fritware. Middle Eastern potters developed fritware in response to the challenge of the superior wares imported from China. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, potters in Kashan and other centres in Iran produced fine decorated fritwares in an astonishing range of styles. The main ingredient in fritware was fine quartz powder made by grinding sand or pebbles. Small quantities of white clay and a glassy substance known as frit were added. The clay gave plasticity. The frit helped to bind the body after firing. Unlike high-fired Chinese porcelain, low-fired fritware was soft and porous. Like porcelain it was white all the way through and could be used to make convincing substitutes.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Moulded fritware with turquoise glaze Fritware Moulding Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama
Moulded fritware ewer with turquoise glaze
Üretim
Said to have been found in Jurjan (Gorgan)
Üslup
Islamic
