Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1175
Publication Place
Kashan (made) Gorgan (recovered) -
Subject
Lions
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 12.3cm, Length: 13.5cm, Width: 8cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
ME.115-2019
Record ID
ME.115-2019
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1175
Notes
This fritware figurine in the shape of a lion was made to hold liquid. It has only one opening, in its back. It may have been intended as a vase. Middle Eastern potters developed fritware in response to the challenge of the superior wares imported from China. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, potters in Kashan and other centres in Iran produced fine decorated fritwares in an astonishing range of styles. Unlike high-fired Chinese porcelain, low-fired fritware was soft and porous. Like porcelain it was white all the way through and could be used to make convincing substitutes. Fritware was also known as stone paste or quartz paste. The main ingredient was fine quartz powder made by grinding sand or pebbles. Small quantities of white clay and a glassy substance known as frit were added. The clay gave plasticity. The frit helped to bind the body after firing.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware with lustre decoration
Fiziksel açıklama
Fritware vase in the form of a lion, with lustre decoration. Often called an aquamanile but it only has one opening, in its neck.
Üretim
Found at Jurjan (Gorgan).
Üslup
Islamic
