Ewer with winged creatures
On display
Unglazed wares account for the majority of the ceramics produced in the Islamic world, although they remain largely understudied. The Ashmolean Museum owns several unglazed ceramics, and these help to provide an overview of the range of techniques used to produce and decorate ceramics of this type. This jug has a thrown body and a hand-shaped handle and rim, and is decorated with incised, stamped, and applied motifs including stylized winged creatures.
Details
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Title
Ewer with winged creatures
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Associated place
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Date
8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900) -
Material and technique
earthenware, thrown, unglazed, with hand-modelled rim and handle, and incised, stamped, and applied decoration
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
36 cm (height)
19 cm max. (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1978.2240
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Glossary of terms
earthenware
Further reading
Reitlinger, Gerald, ‘Unglazed Relief Pottery from Northern Mesopotamia’, Ars Islamica, 15-16, (1951), p. 22, illus. p. 16 fig. 24
