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Title	Pot
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Ceramics
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 11.5cm, Diameter: 12.3cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1309-1876
Record ID	1309-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Incised lines create the segmented decoration on the outside of this little pot. It is one of the pieces produced by Iranian potters in the period 1600-1700. In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. We cannot identify a particular centre of production of ceramic vessels. Surviving pieces illustrate the many techniques the potters used. These included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre, which was revived after 1650.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware with glazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Large dark blue rounded shaped bottle in heavy glazing and a short neck. It has vertical incisions down the body of the bottle under the glaze, showing a soft green underglaze. It must have been covered all over with a turquoise slip, and when that was dry, glazed in a darker manganese glaze which was incised through, to reveal the turquoise colour underneath.
Üslup	Safavid

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Pot

Author Unknown

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Ceramics

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 11.5cm, Diameter: 12.3cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1309-1876

Record ID 1309-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Incised lines create the segmented decoration on the outside of this little pot. It is one of the pieces produced by Iranian potters in the period 1600-1700. In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. We cannot identify a particular centre of production of ceramic vessels. Surviving pieces illustrate the many techniques the potters used. These included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre, which was revived after 1650.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware with glazing

Fiziksel açıklama Large dark blue rounded shaped bottle in heavy glazing and a short neck. It has vertical incisions down the body of the bottle under the glaze, showing a soft green underglaze. It must have been covered all over with a turquoise slip, and when that was dry, glazed in a darker manganese glaze which was incised through, to reveal the turquoise colour underneath.

Üslup Safavid