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

Filter

900-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Filter from the neck of a water jug, unglazed buff earthenware, incised and pierced with an gemetric motif, perhaps imitating textile designs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, incised and pierced
Brief description
Filter from the neck of a water jug, ungalzed earthenware, pieerced and incsied with a geometric pattern, Egypt, 900-1200. Found at Fostat (Old Cairo).
Physical description
Filter from the neck of a water jug, unglazed buff earthenware, incised and pierced with an gemetric motif, perhaps imitating textile designs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Length: 8.9cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Vernon Wethered
Object history
Object found in excavations in Fostat, Egypt
Production
Found at Fostat (Old Cairo)
Association
Collection
Accession number
C.887-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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