Jug
13th century
1 of 2
Object Label
Wasters, or ceramic products damaged during the firing process and therefore discarded as waste near the original kilns. Excavations by the Ottoman Imperial Museum in 1906 and 1908, by chance conducted near the thirteenth-century kilns, most likely exposed the buried wasters.
Caption
Jug, 13th century. Ceramic, fritware, 6 3/8 x 4 15/16 in. (16.2 x 12.5 cm) Diameter at mouth: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 08.24. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Jug
Date
13th century
Period
Ayyubid
Geography
Place made: Raqqa, Syria
Medium
Ceramic, fritware
Classification
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 4 15/16 in. (16.2 x 12.5 cm) Diameter at mouth: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
08.24
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