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Bottle
- Place of origin:
Old Cairo (excavated)
- Date:
10th century or later (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, embossed, stamped and impressed
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr G.D. Hornblower
- Museum number:
C.1463-1921
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 25, shelf 7
Physical description
Bottle of earthenware with embossed and stamped decoration. Hand-grenade shape. On the shoulder are three knobs with impressed triangular ornaments alternating with interlaced strapwork in relief. The lower part is hexagonal and impressed with star-shaped devices.
Place of Origin
Old Cairo (excavated)
Date
10th century or later (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Earthenware, embossed, stamped and impressed
Dimensions
Height: 15.2 cm, Width: 11.4 cm
Descriptive line
Bottle of earthenware with embossed and stamped decoration, found at El-Fostat, 10th century or later.
Labels and date
OBJECTS VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS FIRE-GRENADES, SPRINKLERS OR WINE-BOTTLES.
10th century and later.
619/1-5-1878, 1750-1898, 2247, C.1463-1921.
From Fostat (Old Cairo).
Given by Mr. G. D. Hornblower. [Used until 1999]
Materials
Earthenware
Techniques
Embossed; Stamped; Impressed
Subjects depicted
Star; Strapwork; Interlacing
Categories
Ceramics; Earthenware; Africa
Collection
Middle East Section
