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Name of Object:

Albarello

Location:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Holding Museum:

The David Collection

About The David Collection, Copenhagen

Date of Object:

Hegira 8th century / AD 14th century

Museum Inventory Number:

Inv.no. 6/2006

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Fritware painted in blue and black under the glaze

Period / Dynasty:

Mamluk

Provenance:

Syria, Damascus?

Description:

This elegant albarello, a pharmacy jar with concave sides, has a form that was developed in Iran and Syria and became popular in Europe via Spanish-Moorish majolica.
It is unusually large and was made up of two parts that were joined in the center of the body. The decoration was derived from the Persian Sultanabad style, which spread in the 14th century to Syria and Egypt.

Citation of this web page:

 "Albarello" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;dn;Mus21;32;en

MWNF Working Number: DN 32