Albarello, or storage jar, with stripes and inscription

Details

• Title

  Albarello, or storage jar, with stripes and inscription

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 13th century

• Material and technique

  fritware, with underglaze painting in blue, black, and white

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  science/medicine › medical/medicine equipment › apothecary-vessel › apothecary-jar › albarello

• Dimensions

  19.5 cm (height)
  12.9 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2234

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