Fragment
14th century (made)
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Red body, covered with a white slip. Decorated in dark manganese with some sgraffito. The handle and neck is missing; chipped and flaked. The decoration consists of wavy foliated stems between two bands incised with spirals; the handles enclosed in heavy loops; three bands below. The fragments are evidently from the side of a jar. Ray (2000).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ceramic |
| Brief description | Ceramic fragment from Fostat |
| Physical description | Red body, covered with a white slip. Decorated in dark manganese with some sgraffito. The handle and neck is missing; chipped and flaked. The decoration consists of wavy foliated stems between two bands incised with spirals; the handles enclosed in heavy loops; three bands below. The fragments are evidently from the side of a jar. Ray (2000). |
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| Object history | Object found in excavations in Fostat, Egypt |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ray (2000). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.707-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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