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Jar

Title	Jar
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Samarra (made) -
Subject	Ceramics Earthenware
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 12.4cm, Width: 7.4cm, Thickness: 1.3 (cm)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.628-1922
Record ID	C.628-1922
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Fragment from a storage jar, unglazed earthenware, impressed with a circular stamp of Maltese cross-type motif; Iraq (Samarra), possibly 3rd -7th century.
Sample Text	, Transliteration.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Earthenware, thrown and impressed
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from a storage jar, unglazed earthenware of sandy pinkish buff clay, impressed twice with a circular stamp having a Maltese-type cross and perhaps four lozenge motifs in the four quadrants within a line and dentate border. Traces of bitumen on the interior, which acted as a sealant to fired pot.
Üslup	Sassanian

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Jar

Author Unknown

Publication Place Samarra (made) -

Subject Ceramics Earthenware

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 12.4cm, Width: 7.4cm, Thickness: 1.3 (cm)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.628-1922

Record ID C.628-1922

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Fragment from a storage jar, unglazed earthenware, impressed with a circular stamp of Maltese cross-type motif; Iraq (Samarra), possibly 3rd -7th century.

Sample Text , Transliteration.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Earthenware, thrown and impressed

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from a storage jar, unglazed earthenware of sandy pinkish buff clay, impressed twice with a circular stamp having a Maltese-type cross and perhaps four lozenge motifs in the four quadrants within a line and dentate border. Traces of bitumen on the interior, which acted as a sealant to fired pot.

Üslup Sassanian