The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Storage Jar

1200s

Syria , Ayyubid Period

(Raqqa)
fritware with glaze
Diameter of mouth: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 48.2 cm (19 in.); Diameter of base: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.665
Location: Not on view

Description

Where fine clay was unavailable, potters made a paste out of ground quartz, clay, and glass. When fired, the paste created a compact white material called fritware that approximated the appearance of porcelain.
  • ?–1915
    (Dikran G. Kelekian [1867–1951], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1915–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.665