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Bowl

Title	Bowl
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1650
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Ceramics Islam
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 10.8cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1377-1876
Record ID	1377-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1650
Notes	Bowl, fritware, the white body pierced and covered with a clear glaze; Iran, 1650-1725.
Tarihsel bağlam	The pierced technique used on this bowl first appears on Iranian ceramics in the 12th and 13th centuries. The technique involved piercing designs directly through the walls of the extremely fine-grained, pure white body; the windows or cavities were filled in with the clear transparent glaze creating translusect windows. Often these simple designs were enhanced with underglaze painting in blue and black. A similar piercing technique was found in Chinese porcelain in the 16th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, pierced, glazed Fritware Glazed Pierced
Fiziksel açıklama	Bowl, fritware, of shallow form on a narrow footrim, the sides pierced with dots and dashes in two bands, covered in a clear, colourless glaze.
Üretim	"Gombroon ware"
Üslup	Safavid

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Bowl

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1650

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Ceramics Islam

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 10.8cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1377-1876

Record ID 1377-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1650

Notes Bowl, fritware, the white body pierced and covered with a clear glaze; Iran, 1650-1725.

Tarihsel bağlam The pierced technique used on this bowl first appears on Iranian ceramics in the 12th and 13th centuries. The technique involved piercing designs directly through the walls of the extremely fine-grained, pure white body; the windows or cavities were filled in with the clear transparent glaze creating translusect windows. Often these simple designs were enhanced with underglaze painting in blue and black. A similar piercing technique was found in Chinese porcelain in the 16th century.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, pierced, glazed Fritware Glazed Pierced

Fiziksel açıklama Bowl, fritware, of shallow form on a narrow footrim, the sides pierced with dots and dashes in two bands, covered in a clear, colourless glaze.

Üretim "Gombroon ware"

Üslup Safavid