Jar with animal frieze

Details

• Title

  Jar with animal frieze

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Iraq (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  10th century (AD 901 - 1000)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with painting in lustre over an opaque white glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  glazed;

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  container › vessel › jar

• Dimensions

  22.3 cm (height)
  18.5 cm max. (diameter)
  at mouth 12.1 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1968.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1968.94

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