Author
Unknown
Publication Date
900
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Earthenware Ceramics Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 13.0cm, Height: 4.6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.1401-1921
Record ID
C.1401-1921
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
900
Notes
Bowl, tin-glazed earthenware with an opaque white glaze, Egypt, 900-1050.
Tarihsel bağlam
This bowl is an example of the early tin-glaze production in Egypt. Its white opaque glaze and shape of a deep well with flared rim imitates Chinese wares that were imported en masse into Iraq in the 9th century. Chinese white wares and porcelains were much admired for their purely white bodies. Islamic potters soon experimented to produce wares of a similar 'whiteness'. They developed a white opaque glaze, by adding tin-oxide to the glaze, which covered the earthenware body after being fired. This new technique started in Iraq and spread across the Islamic lands and into Europe where it dominated the ceramics production for many centuries.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tin-glazed earthenware with an opaque white glaze Earthenware Tin Glaze Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Bowl, tin-glazed earthenware with an opaque white glaze.
Üretim
This is a rare example of early tin-glazed ceramic production.
