Pottery at The Bristol Museum
I was in Clifton on Tuesday 28th June and had a couple of hours to kill so had a potter (…..clears throat) around The Bristol Museum. The two ancient Iranian pots directly below are decorated with the Kufic script (a style of Arabic). They are dated around 1200 - 1220 which estimates their creation during ‘the golden age’ of Persian pottery. Their near-perfect condition and intricate patterns are quite striking.
Old pottery of the south of England…..
A placard displayed next to these items explains their origin (see below)
All estimated to have been made around 1820, their colourings suggest these three vases to be imitations of Greek vases from the 5th century B.C.
The large vase is apparently marked inside: P & A/B P/(?) for Pountney & Allies, Bristol Pottery.
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