Publication Date
1050
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Gazelle
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1079-1897
Record ID
1079-1897
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1050
Notes
About 1050, Egyptian potters found a new way to imitate Chinese porcelain. They created fritware, a white ceramic body made from ground pebbles or sand, small quantitiies of white clay and the glassy substance called 'frit'. The whitening effect of tin glaze was no longer needed, and transparent or coloured glazes were used instead. Fritware was used for all later luxury wares made in the Middle East, including those decorated with lustre.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Experimental fritware body, carved and glazed Fritware Carved Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Sherd from the base of a bowl, fritware, carved with the head of a gazelle and covered in a clear yellow or amber-coloured lead glaze with a splash of copper green oxide.
Üretim
probably Fustat
