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

Bowl

1200-1400 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, red earthenware, of hemsipherical form, painted in white slip with radiating stripes forming a flowerhead, under a clear glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted, glazed
Brief description
Bowl, earthenware, slip-painted in white stripes and covered with a clear glaze, Egypt, 1200-1400.
Physical description
Bowl, red earthenware, of hemsipherical form, painted in white slip with radiating stripes forming a flowerhead, under a clear glaze.
Dimensions
  • Conversion diameter: 7.9cm
Styles
Gallery label
Bowl Acquired in Cairo EGYPTIAN; 13th-14th century Given by Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson C.191-1934(10 FEB 1954)
Credit line
Given by Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson
Collection
Accession number
C.191-1934

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Record createdJuly 29, 2005
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