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Three earthenware fragments, all coated with a cream slip and incised under a yellow glaze, A and C enhanced with areas of brown glaze
Reddish-brown wheel-thrown earthenware bowl fragments coated with a cream slip incised under a yellow glaze, the pattern enhanced with areas of brown glaze on A and C.
A:
Shape: Fragment; section of lower body with convex sides on a straight foot ring
Interior: yellow glaze over a cream slip coating. Two incised concentric circles frame the base, which bears a tripartite repeated floral pattern carved through the slip. Around this frame the lower body portion is decorated with a scalloped pattern which radiates upwards in short straight lines
Exterior: Undecorated yellow glaze applied direct to the body. The glaze runs over the foot ring, the underside left unglazed apart from some splashing
B:
Shape: Fragment, with flaring foot ring, base and part of carinated lower body with stepped straight sides sloping outwards
Interior: yellow glaze over a cream slip coating. Part of an incised circle frames the base, patterned with alternating parallel registers of abstract floral designs on a scribbled spiralling ground, and s-shaped motifs.
Exterior: Undecorated yellow glaze applied over a cream slip over the whole surface and running into the underside of the foot ring.
C:
Shape: Fragment; section of lower body with slightly convex sides on an angled foot ring
Interior: yellow glaze over a cream slip coating. On the base, a series of parallel lines, enhanced with brown glaze, emanate from a crescent shape with flaring base, possibly a heraldic blazon. In the background, a pattern of densely spiralling scribbled ground.
Exterior: Undecorated yellow glaze applied over a cream slip, running over the foot ring in places
History note: From Farouk I University Alexandria
(1948) by Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt
13th Century, Late-14th Century
Circa
1250
CE
-
Circa
1399
CE
Interior
composed of
slip
( cream)
glaze
( yellow, brown)
Exterior Body
composed of
slip
( cream)
glaze
( yellow)
Foot Ring C
Diameter 6.2 cm
Foot Ring A
Diameter 7.7 cm
Foot Ring B
Diameter 8.2 cm
Whole C
Height 4.5 cm
Weight 141 g
Width 11.3 cm
Whole B
Height 6.2 cm
Weight 241 g
Width 13.5 cm
Whole A
Height 6.8 cm
Weight 415 g
Width 17.8 cm
Interior Body
reddish-brown Earthenware
Throwing : Reddish-brown wheel-thrown earthenware bowl fragments coated with a cream slip incised under a yellow glaze, the pattern enhanced with areas of brown glaze on A and C.
Accession number: C.18.6-1948
Primary reference Number: 72655
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sherd" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72655 Accessed: 2024-04-25 17:46:01
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