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Pigment

1891 (collected)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A thin coat of yellowish-brown pigment on a fragment from the side of a red earthenware dish.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
yellowish-brown pigment; red earthenware
Brief description
Yellowish-brown pigment on a fragment of earthenware, from Egypt, collected by Flinders Petrie, 1891
Physical description
A thin coat of yellowish-brown pigment on a fragment from the side of a red earthenware dish.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.75in (approx) (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 3.5in (approx) (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Object history
Collected by Professor W.M.F. Petrie in the Fayyum, 1891.
Association
Bibliographic reference
List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum During the Year 1901 (Jermyn Street Collection). Part III, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1908
Collection
Accession number
4343-1901

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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