Author
unknown
Author Original
مجهول
Publication Date
Eleventh-twelfth centuries
Publication Place
-
Khninko Museum
Subject
Unglazed pottery (sgraffiato) — unknown
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 24 سم القطر (القعر) : 10 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
595 БВ
Record ID
object;EPM;uc;Mus21;49;ar
Library Location
Khninko Museum
Date
Eleventh-twelfth centuries
Notes
The achievements of the ancient Samarkand pottery workshops (Afrasiyab) are evident in a separate type of unglazed and printed tableware, mainly drinking jugs and pouring jugs, made in molds of gray ash clay. There are remains of extensive deposits of this pottery near the town of Penjikent (60 km east of Samarkand). The elegantly thin-walled vessels with a polished surface and fine decorative pattern printed on the shoulders and neck were probably designed to mimic valuable silver table vessels, and historians say that the primary function of these jugs was to store water, which was constantly evaporating through the pores of the porcelain body and keeping the water fresh and cold for a long time.
Sample Text
"Ewer" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uc;Mus21;49;ar
