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

Bowl

1300-1400 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, earthenware, painted in manganese under a brown glaze with patches of green, the centre with a band of iron-oxide lines and scrolls


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted
Brief description
Bowl, earthenware, patches of green on an amber-coloured glaze, painted over the glaze in brown with stripes, Egypt, 1300-1400.
Physical description
Bowl, earthenware, painted in manganese under a brown glaze with patches of green, the centre with a band of iron-oxide lines and scrolls
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Conversion diameter: 20.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr G. D. Hornblower
Production
Found in excavations at Fostat
Collection
Accession number
C.1403-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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