Jar with birds
First seen in ninth-century Iraq, lustreware became popular in Fatimid Egypt (AD 969-1171), the period to which this jar can be attributed. Unlike lands to the east, Egyptian lustreware included naturalistic designs in its decorative repetoir. Animals, real or composite, and birds, were popular motifs, and were often executed with remakable spontaneity. Some of the most sophisticated examples of lustreware were also decorated with fine human representations, including Christian subjects, suggesting a broad market for this type of luxurious ceramics.
Details
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Title
Jar with birds
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Associated place
Egypt (place of creation) -
Date
11th century (1001 - 1100) -
Material and technique
earthenware, with painting in lustre over an opaque white glaze
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
10.5 cm (height)
12.5 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1978.2248
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Glossary of terms
earthenware
glaze
lustre
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