IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 72657 accession number: C.18.8-1948 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 9 April 2019 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Wheel-thrown earthenware bowl fragments of reddish body tone, coated with cream slip incised under yellow glaze, the patterns enhanced with limited small patches of dark brown and green pigment A: Shape: Fragment, with foot ring, base and section of a carinated lower body Interior: Yellow surface colour produced by a cream slip coating under a yellow glaze, a splash of dark brown pigment in the centre of the base. On the base a four-part interlocking pattern of abstract floral and angular motifs over a background of scribbled spirals is framed by a deeply incised concentric circle. Exterior: Undecorated yellow glaze thinly applied over a cream slip, pooling under the carination and running over onto the foot ring. The underside of the foot ring is unglazed. B: Shape: Fragment of a vessel with conical walls Interior: Yellow glaze over a cream slip. The lower part of a group of incised calligraphy is visible, with small circles incised between selected uprights. Patches of green and brown pigment used to highlight selected areas. Exterior: Plain undecorated yellow glaze over a thinly applied cream slip C: Shape: Fragment of a vessel, with part of upper body and flanged rim Interior: Cream slip coating incised under a yellow glaze. The flanged rim is decorated with a band of scrolling vines and split palmettes over a background of scribbled spirals, while the upper body bears two six-pointed rosettes reserved on a circular carved background, each enclosed within an incised circle. Exterior: A thin layer of yellow glaze applied over a thin cream slip, undecorated object type: Three earthenware fragments, all with cream slip incised under a yellow glaze, enhanced with areas of dark brown and green underglaze pigment title: sherd NOTES ----- type: history note value: From Farouk I University Alexandria LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72657 TECHNIQUES ---------- Wheel-thrown earthenware bowl fragments of reddish body tone, coated with cream slip incised under yellow glaze, the patterns enhanced with limited small patches of dark brown and green pigment throwing CATEGORIES ------ category: glazed earthenware DATING ------ creation date: 1250 - 1399 creation date earliest: 1250 creation date latest: 1399 culture: 13th Century, Late-14th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown CITATIONS -------- Renaissance of Islam. Art of the Mamluks Ceramics from Islamic Lands Pottery of the Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods in Israel Archaeological Excavations at Kom-el-Dik. A Preliminary Report on the Medieval Pottery --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa14/C_18_8_1948.jpg height: 550 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa14/mid_C_18_8_1948.jpg height: 362 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa14/C_18_8_1948.jpg height: 550 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa14/preview_C_18_8_1948.jpg height: 181 pixels width: 250 pixels