Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1780
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Earthenware Ceramics
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 9.125in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
794-1900
Record ID
794-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1780
Notes
Plaque for a beehive cover, earthenware, circular with pierced opening, glazed and painted with a horse and foliage, Iran, 1780-1850
Tarihsel bağlam
Made for inserton in a wall as a cover for a bee-hive or recess. Originally catalogued as Syrian. Traditionally, horizontal cylindrical bee hives were used in Iran. They were made of woven reeds or cane and smoothed over with mud that was then allowed to dry. One end was sealed with a pottery roundel such as the ones shown here. The other end was closed with a wicker or wood plate. The hives were stacked in rows and then covered with mud and straw to insulate them against excessive cold in Winter. Increasingly, such hives have been replaced by modern wooden box hives.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Earthenware Earthenware (Buff)
Fiziksel açıklama
Plaque, earthenware, circular piercd with a small hole at the base, covered with a white slip and painted in blue, olive green and manganese purple with a man on a large horse surrounded by foliage, glazed.
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