Publication Date
VI/XII century
Publication Place
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Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Subject
White paste quartz with opaque blue glaze.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
ا الطول: 17.5 سم؛ القطر (عند الحافة): 9.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BC 33.35
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus04;12;ar
Library Location
Beryl Collection, Glasgow Museums
Date
VI/XII century
Notes
The shape of this jug may be an imitation of an original model made of glass, a possibility reinforced by the circular pattern similar to those found on contemporary Iranian glassware. The jug is molded and painted a pale lavender-blue colour, but its base is inaccurate and it has been left unglazed. The shape of this vessel shows the influence of the ceramic industry in Iran on its counterpart in Raqqa. Raqqa was one of two major centers of ceramic production in Ayyubid Syria, while Rusafa was the second. In Raqqa, there were a number of ceramics manufacturing workshops, and they produced a large collection of pottery vessels. Some of them have a metallic luster, are cut into engraved molds, and are decorated with drawings under a glazed layer.
Sample Text
Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani "Ewer" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;12;ar
