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	Reference: BI7 / Cat. No. Period: Islamic Origin: Egypt or Syria Date: 1150 – 1450 AD Description: Fabric: Fritware, cream body with glossy turquoise glaze. Size (cm): L. 11.3, W. 6.7, H. 7.5 Condition: Sections of rim and nozzle missing. Notes: Cf. Mlasowsky, 456-7; Rosenthal & Sivan, 633; Menzel, 661; Chrzanovski, Ex Oriente Lux 2015, 272; Louvre, OA5535/2; Petrie Museum, UC25401, UC50649. Type: see Kubiak, Ars Orientalis 1970, pp.13-15 (Type I); Mason & Tugwell, JARCE 2011, pp.335-353. Comments: The turquoise finish of this type of "tin-glazed" ceramic was the result of an alkali or lead-alkali glaze with the addition of tin-oxide as an opacifier and copper as a colouring agent.
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