Name of Object:

Small earthenware jar

Location:

Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Musée de la Céramique Sidi Kacem Jelizi

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Tunis

Date of Object:

Late 18th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Terracotta

Dimensions:

H. 41 cm, Ø 24 cm

Provenance:

Qallaline

Description:

This double-handled and oval-shaped qolla has a long neck and a bulging lip. The decoration is polychromatic and organised in rows. On vase's belly, a row of medallions filled with flowers are bordered by a lattice strip and a herringbone strip on either side. The neck is decorated with alternating yellow, blue and green vertical lines. This item shows traces of both Ottoman and Andalusian influences.

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Ceramic; terracotta

Citation of this web page:

"Small earthenware jar " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;7;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 007