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Fragment of a jug with vegetal decoration

  • Details

    Associated place
    AsiaIraq Nineveh (place of excavation)
    Asia Iraq (possible place of creation)
    Asia Syria (possible place of creation)
    Date
    8th - 9th century AD (AD 701 - 900)
    Material and technique
    earthenware, unglazed, with incised and applied decoration
    Dimensions
    7.5 cm max. (height)
    20.5 cm max. (diameter)
    Material index
    Technique index
    Object type index
    containervessel jug
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Acquired following R. Campbell Thompson's excavations at Nineveh on behalf of the British Museum, 1932.
    Accession no.
    EA1932.1084

Glossary

earthenware

  • earthenware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.

Location

    • First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East

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