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14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Middle of a bowl, earthenware, with decoration incised under a deep green glaze. The decoration consists of a leopard against a background of leafy scrolls.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, incised and glazed
Brief description
Fragment of a bowl, earthenware, with decoration incised under glaze, Old Cairo, Egypt, 14th century
Physical description
Middle of a bowl, earthenware, with decoration incised under a deep green glaze. The decoration consists of a leopard against a background of leafy scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Width: 5in
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by G.D. Hornblower, Esq.
Production
Register
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. Early Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 52p., ill. Pages 23, 34, 35, plate 40B
Collection
Accession number
C.1054-1921

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Record createdNovember 7, 2003
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