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The main motifs, such as the seated figures on this large ewer, were left in white against a lustre ground.\r\n\r\nThe technique of lustre decoration on ceramics was first developed in Iraq in the 9th century. About 1170, the lustre technique was taken from Syria to the city of Kashan in Iran, where this piece was made. \r\n\r\nWith this technique potters made a glazed vessel or tile with little or no decoration in the normal way. When the piece had cooled, they painted a design over the glaze in metallic compounds. The pot or tile was then fired again, this time with a restricted supply of oxygen. In these conditions, the metallic compounds broke down, and a thin deposit of copper or silver was left on the surface of the glaze. 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The Iranians used lustre only for outlines, details and backgrounds, so that the main motifs were left in white against a lustre ground.\r\n\r\nFritware with colour in and lustre over the transparent glaze\r\n\r\nMuseum no. C.1954-1910. Bequest of George Salting","date":{"text":"Jameel Gallery","earliest":"2006-07-20","latest":null}},{"text":"JUG\r\nWhite earthenware painted in gold lustre, with blue glaze under foot.\r\nPERSIAN (RAYY); late 12th or early 13th century.\r\nSalting Bequest","date":{"text":"Used until 11/2003","earliest":null,"latest":"2003-11-30"}}],"partNumbers":["C.1954-1910"],"accessionNumberNum":"1954","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1910,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR4131","2019LT1547","2019LW3608"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-28","recordCreationDate":"2003-11-19","availableToBook":false}}