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Sherd: C.4.10-1919

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, coated in a white slip, incised under a yellow glaze enhanced with areas of brown pigment

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.6 cm
Weight: 199 g
Width: 11.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Fustat ⪼ Egypt ⪼ North Africa

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1919) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

14th Century
Circa 1300 CE - Circa 1399 CE

School or Style

Mamluk

Components of the work

Base Diameter 7.8 cm

Materials used in production

Glaze
Slip
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Slip coating
Glazing
Incising

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4.10-1919
Primary reference Number: 74794
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 July 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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