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

Bowl

ca. 900-1100 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, grey earthenware, of shallow form covered with white slip and splashes of green and manganese under a clear glaze


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, tin-glazed, painted
Brief description
Bowl, earthenware, tin-glazed with splashes of green and manganese, Egypt, 900-1100. Found in Fostat (Old Cairo).
Physical description
Bowl, grey earthenware, of shallow form covered with white slip and splashes of green and manganese under a clear glaze
Dimensions
  • Conversion height: 4.13cm
  • Diameter: 10.15cm
Style
Gallery label
Bowl. From Fostat ( Old Cairo) EGYPTIAN (Fatimid period) Given by Major W.J. Myers. 1751-1897(1954)
Credit line
Given by Major F. W. Myers
Production
Register
Collection
Accession number
1751-1897

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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