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Jar with a Pattern of Spiral-Filled Trefoils

12th century
Not on view
This jar, excavated in the first decade of the twentieth century, exemplifies the findings that excited collectors and made Raqqa famous. Gertrude Bell, a traveler, archaeologist, and political officer, saw the jar in Aleppo in 1909 and later visited Raqqa; she was impressed by the amount of shards “covering” the ground and noted that the site seemed “honeycombed” with diggings by the local residents.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jar with a Pattern of Spiral-Filled Trefoils
  • Date: 12th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Syria, Raqqa
  • Medium: Stonepaste; underglaze- and luster-painted, transparent colorless-greenish glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
    Max. Diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.113.14
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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