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Vase

Title	Vase
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Syria (made) -
Subject	Islam Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 37cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	483-1864
Record ID	483-1864
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Storage jar decorated under the glaze in blue and black. The body is emblazoned with large calligraphic motifs, left in reserve so that they stand out against the darker ground. Smaller bands of calligraphy in black on white decorate the shoulder and the foot. Arabic calligraphy is a dominant presence on the decoration of this jar, even though most of it does not have any recognisable meaning. This is one of a group of impressively large jars made during the Mamluk period for storing and transporting foodstuffs. They were richly decorated, either in underglaze, as here, or in lustre.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware painted under the glaze
Fiziksel açıklama	Large jar decorated on the body with large calligraphic motifs, with a band of smaller calligraphy at shoulder and above the footring. There is a band of upright birds around the neck, and the ground is filled with floral scrolls. Lip, neck and body are outlined by black bands.
Üslup	Mamluk

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Vase

Author Unknown

Publication Place Egypt (made) Syria (made) -

Subject Islam Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 37cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 483-1864

Record ID 483-1864

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Storage jar decorated under the glaze in blue and black. The body is emblazoned with large calligraphic motifs, left in reserve so that they stand out against the darker ground. Smaller bands of calligraphy in black on white decorate the shoulder and the foot. Arabic calligraphy is a dominant presence on the decoration of this jar, even though most of it does not have any recognisable meaning. This is one of a group of impressively large jars made during the Mamluk period for storing and transporting foodstuffs. They were richly decorated, either in underglaze, as here, or in lustre.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware painted under the glaze

Fiziksel açıklama Large jar decorated on the body with large calligraphic motifs, with a band of smaller calligraphy at shoulder and above the footring. There is a band of upright birds around the neck, and the ground is filled with floral scrolls. Lip, neck and body are outlined by black bands.

Üslup Mamluk