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Ewer10th century

Not on view
Small ceramic vessel with squat ribbed body and flared funnel neck, covered in dripped turquoise, cobalt blue, burgundy, and yellow glazes over a cream ground, with significant surface wear
Ceramic vase with bulbous body and flared neck, decorated with dripped and streaked polychrome glaze in green, blue, yellow, and brown over a cream ground; glaze loss revealing the body beneath.

Unknown, Ewer, 10th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of William Lillys in Memory of Dr. Edward L. B. Terrace, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ewer
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
10th century
Medium
Earthenware, white engobe, underglaze painted
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 4 in. (24.4 x 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of William Lillys in Memory of Dr. Edward L. B. Terrace
Accession Number
M.83.251.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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