المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1220
مكان النشر
Kashan (made) Gorgan (recovered) -
الموضوع
Bull
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 12.8cm, Length: 10.5cm, Width: 5cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
ME.118-2019
رقم السجل
ME.118-2019
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1220
ملاحظات
This fritware figurine in the shape of a bull was made to hold liquid. It is filled through the hole in the back and its mouth acts as a spout. 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. 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. Fritware was also known as stone paste or quartz paste. The main ingredient 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.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with lustre decoration Fritware
Fiziksel açıklama
Fritware aquamanile in the form of a bull, with lustre decoration.
Üretim
Found at Jurjan (Gorgan)
Üslup
Islamic
