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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a white glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue under a white glaze
Shape: round base fragment incorporating foot ring
Interior: on the base a phoenix-type bird with a long neck and tail-feathers is painted amongst leafy vegetation
Exterior: two concentric blue lines are painted on the foot ring; the underside bears the painter’s mark ‘Ghaibi’. Coated in glaze, except on the rim of the foot ring.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead Possibly from excavations at Fustat
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 1.7 cm
Weight: 77 g
Width: 8.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
15th Century, Mid#
Circa
1420
CE
-
Circa
1499
CE
Foot Ring Diameter 7.8 cm
blue
Pigment
white, coats sherd except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue under a white glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: painted under the glaze
Accession number: C.538-1991
Primary reference Number: 75461
Packing number: ISCER 624
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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