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Pear-shaped ewer with an inscription and foliate scrolls
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Pear-shaped ewer with an inscription and foliate scrolls

anonymous · c. 1175 - c. 1224 · turning; vitrification; engraving; fired; glaze; earthenware; quartz

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Vessel of quartz-fritware decorated with an inscription ('barakat', 'blessing'), incised leaf scrolls and covered with a monochrome turquoise alkaline glaze.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit linePear-shaped ewer with an inscription and foliate scrolls. c. 1175 - c. 1224. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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