Not on display

Sample

Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
Egypt (made)

One of seventeen objects, representing different techniques and materials, Egyptian, various periods

Object details

Category
Africa
Object type
Sample
Brief description
One of seventeen objects, representing different techniques and materials, Egyptian, various periods
Style
Egyptian
Gallery label
Historic display label:

SPECIMENS OF VARIOUS COLOURED GLAZES, frit and glass from the XVIIIth Dynasty to the Roman period
POTTERY MOULDS of glazed composition, dating from the 14th century, B.C.
Given by University College London
Circ.30-1935
Credit line
Given by University College London
Object history
CIRC.26-1935 to CIRC.30-1935 were a collection of five groups of items, mounted on boards, given to the V&A by University College London in 1935. Each was intended to demonstrate the tradition of a type of Egyptian manufacture - slate palettes, amulets, necklaces and bracelets etc, typically from grave contexts.

This group, CIRC.30-1935, was formerly mounted to a board alongside 143T-1883.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.30:1-1935

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Record createdAugust 14, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1507572/sample-unknown/
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