Jug
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Ceramic (earthenware, hand-built) iron-rich slip-paint
Geography
Purchased in Jerusalem
Date
about 1200-1400 CE
Period
Ayyubid-Mamluk periods
Dimensions
20.5 × 15 cm
Object number
910.87.362
Cataloguer
Dr. Robert Mason
ROM Staff, 1981 - 2023
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Islamic World
Object History
Purchased from Frederick Vester & Co, Jerusalem, in 1910
Description
Unglazed painted vessels of this nature are known to have been made into recent times, but the quality of the painting on this example is typically found in Ayyubid or early Mamluk contexts.
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