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Sherd

1279-1368 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sherd of bowl-base, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with a duck swimming left towards a lotus-plant. Unglazed inside foot-ring.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Sherd of bowl-base, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue; from Fostat, made in China (Jingdezhen), Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Physical description
Sherd of bowl-base, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with a duck swimming left towards a lotus-plant. Unglazed inside foot-ring.
Dimensions
  • Length: 6.4cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by the Arab Museum, Cairo
Object history
Found in excavation at Fostat.
Production
Inventory
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.9F-1949

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Record createdJanuary 26, 2010
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