A Raqqa turquoise glazed ovoid jar, Syria, first half 13th Century

the ovoid body with straight neck and rim, decorated with a turquoise glaze across a moulded surface design

Broken and restored with associated overpainting, detailing of the decoration under the glaze visible near the foot, small chips to base, areas covered with a layer of shiny iridescence, as viewed.
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Incised lines in the shape of lozenges appear near the foot and under the glaze on the present jar, and indicate the underlying procedure by which the moulded effect was created. It can be compared with a jar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no. 17.75) on which a diamond lattice is clearly visible.