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Body sherd. Grey fabric with carved exterior decoration.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Unglazed and carved earthenware
Brief description
Sherd, unglazed earthenware with carved decoration, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 9th or 10th Century
Physical description
Body sherd. Grey fabric with carved exterior decoration.
Credit line
Given by Major W. J. Myers
Association
Bibliographic reference
For the life of Myers see R. T. Stearn, “Myers, William Joseph (1858–1899)”, The Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, 2004)
Collection
Accession number
1736-1898

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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