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ink-pot
(?)
Object Type
ink-pot
(?)
Museum number
G.440
Description
Sand-shaker with moulded globular body with indentations, raised shoulded, flaring neck damaged and cut down, ring foot, unglazed base. Stonepaste fabric, white slip, yellow underglaze, transparent colourless glaze, lustre overglaze.Decorated with band of hexagons on sides bordered by lustre and yellow containing arabesque in a hexagon alternating with lustre and yellow teardrop shape within hexagon. Below shoulder band of yellow and lustre horizontal chevrons, On shoulder single tulips separated by vertical bands of chevrons. Hatching on neck. Interior of neck glazed but not lustred.
Cultures/periods
Safavid dynasty
Production date
17thC
Production place
Made in:
Iran
Materials
ceramic
stonepaste
Technique
glazed
mould-made
lustred
slipped
underglazed
Dimensions
Diameter:
6.20 centimetres
(base)
Height:
10.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Godman 1901 / The Godman collection of Oriental and Spanish pottery and glass, 1865-1900
(374)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Miss Edith Godman
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frederick Du Cane Godman
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Julius Richard
(1889)
Acquisition date
1983
Department
Middle East
Registration number
G.440