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Maker: Unknown
Nine pieces of pottery.
A) Reddish ware with a white slip, blue and black decoration, all under a pea green clear glaze.
B-I) Are of a ware ranging from a coarse buff ware to a finer, near white ware. All with black decoration.
B-H) Have a cobalt blue as well
E) Manganese
F) Turquoise
G-I) Have turquoise glaze
History note: Excavated at Kom el Dik, Alexandria
Exchanged, obtained from Farouk I University
Method of acquisition: Exchanged (1948) by Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt
14th Century
1300
CE
-
1399
CE
G
Height 3.8 cm
Length 10.2 cm
C
Height 3.8 cm
Length 12.1 cm
B
Height 3.8 cm
Length 13.3 cm
I
Height 6.4 cm
Length 5.4 cm
H
Height 6.4 cm
Length 6.7 cm
D
Height 7.9 cm
Length 7 cm
F
Height 7 cm
Length 6.4 cm
E
Height 7 cm
Length 7.9 cm
A
Height 8.9 cm
Length 6.4 cm
Accession number: C.18.15A-I-1948
Primary reference Number: 72643
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sherds" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72643 Accessed: 2024-11-02 15:25:36
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