Fragment
c. 400 AD - c. 700 AD (made)
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Rim sherd of a dark red earthenware vessel with a slight flared rim, and then straight body section before another slightly flared section. Both interior and exterior surfaces have been painted in a cream slip; the exterior body has been painted in black with a guilloche design.
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Materials and techniques | Slipped and painted earthenware |
Brief description | Fragment of a vessel, slipped and painted earthenware, Egypt, Late Antique |
Physical description | Rim sherd of a dark red earthenware vessel with a slight flared rim, and then straight body section before another slightly flared section. Both interior and exterior surfaces have been painted in a cream slip; the exterior body has been painted in black with a guilloche design. |
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Credit line | Given by the Reverend J. G. Chester |
Object history | The Reverend Greville John Chester (1830-1892), born in Denton, Norfolk, studied at Oxford and became an ordained clergyman before sickness forced him to retire in 1865. For his ailing health, he was encouraged to travel to Egypt, making his first visit that year; he subsequently travelled there almost every year until his death, alongside journeys elsewhere across the Mediterranean and Near East. Each year, Chester bought items en masse, to sell or donate to British institutions upon returning. His acquisitions form a considerable backbone of the early holdings at the V&A, British Museum, Ashmolean and Fitzwilliam. His contributions to the Victoria and Albert Museum incorporate both ancient and Islamic artefacts, predominantly but not exclusively purchased in Egypt; the most significant acquisitions include several hundred fragments of Late Antique textiles from Akhmim, given to the museum between 1887 and 1892. Chester was widely regarded as having a keen eye for acquisitions, and cultivated close friendships with several prominent Egyptologists. He was also notable for recording the provenance of many ancient items he purchased, an unusual practice for the time. |
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Accession number | 1671-1888 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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