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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

ca. 969-1171 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of red earthenware, covered with a white slip and decorated with green streaks under a yellow glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with slip and glazed
Brief description
Bowl of red earthenware, covered with a white slip and glazed, excavated at Fostat, 969-1171.
Physical description
Bowl of red earthenware, covered with a white slip and decorated with green streaks under a yellow glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Style
Gallery label
Bowl. From Fostat (Old Cairo). EGYPTIAN (Fatimid period); 969-1171. Given by Major W. J. Myers.
Credit line
Given by Major W. J. Myers
Object history
Object found in excavations in Fostat, from a rubbish heap.
Production
register
Collection
Accession number
1755-1897

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Record createdJuly 28, 2005
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