Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1200
Publication Place
Ar Raqqah (made) Syria -
Subject
Bull
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 22.2cm, Width: 23.6cm, Depth: 14cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.36-1980
Record ID
C.36-1980
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1200
Notes
This unique ceramic sculpture depicts a horned bull with a pronounced dewlap, standing on a rectangular base, with his tail curled round between his hind legs. A ring of mounds runs round the edge of the base, suggesting the boundary of a pen. There is no discernible opening, which raises the question of this objectâs function. The many other Islamic figurines were probably used for pouring water, but this piece seems to be a unique survival of a small free-standing sculpture.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, possibly moulded in two halves, with a transparent glaze (now degraded) Fritware Ceramic Moulded
Fiziksel açıklama
Figure of a bull standing on a rectangular base with the tail curled through his hind legs. With a thoracic hump and a pronounced dewlap. Fritware, possibly moulded in two halves (there is a crack down the middle of the spine) before attachment to the base; transparent glaze, now almost entirely turned through burial an opaque silvery-mushroom colour.
Üslup
ISLAMIC Raqqa
