A Raqqa polychrome pottery albarello, syria, first half 13th century

of waisted cylindrical form with faceted sides, the sloping shoulder leading to a curved neck with everted rim, decorated in blue, brown and black against a white ground under a light turquoise glaze, featuring vertical stripes, alternating between two blue lines and a brown band containing foliate motifs, with blue bands across the neck and rim

Formerly in the collection of the Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum, Hartford, USA.

In general good condition, some abrasion to surface and areas with repair, including over-painting, areas with iridescence and craquelure, as viewed.
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