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Fragments: C.18.18A-E-1948

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Object information

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Five pieces of pottery.
A and B) Tin glazed buff-coloured pottery with blue and manganese decoration.
C and D) Similar to the above, but the blue is almost grey, and the manganese on D is nearly black.
E) Of a fine, sandy reddish-yellow ware with manganese scrolls under a clear glaze

Notes

History note: Excavated from Kom el Dik, Alexandria

Legal notes

Exchanged, from Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Exchanged (1948) by Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt

Dating

Production date: after AD 1200 : 13th century onwards?

Components of the work

A, B composed of tin-glaze
D Height 10.2 cm Length 7 cm
E Height 13.3 cm Length 12.1 cm
B Height 13.3 cm Length 12.7 cm
A Height 7.9 cm Length 17.8 cm
C Height 8.9 cm Length 10.2 cm
A, B, E

Materials used in production

Pottery

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.18.18A-E-1948
Primary reference Number: 72645
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 8 October 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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