Filter
900-1200 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Filter from the neck of a water jug, unglazed buff earthenware, the shoulders on the exterior is moulded in relief with a foliated ornament of medallions, the filter incised and pierced with a design a trellis or diaper pattern of crosses and dots.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded, incised and pierced |
| Brief description | Filter, unglazed earthenware, pierced and incised with a diaper design, Egypt, 900-1200. Found at Fostat (Old Cairo). |
| Physical description | Filter from the neck of a water jug, unglazed buff earthenware, the shoulders on the exterior is moulded in relief with a foliated ornament of medallions, the filter incised and pierced with a design a trellis or diaper pattern of crosses and dots. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Mr G. D. Hornblower |
| Production | Found in Fostat ( Old Cairo) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.894-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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