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Potter: Unknown (Probably)
Earthenware painted in green and brown in an white glaze
Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in green and brown in a white glaze.
Shape: irregular conical bowl sitting on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: on the body, wide green and narrower brown horseshoe shaped curves surround a rough green cross, defined by parallel lines and dotted with brown that radiates from the base.
Exterior: on the rim glaze spills over from the interior, otherwise undecorated.
History note: Bought from Garabed
Oscar Raphael bequest, 1941, received, 1946
Height: 7.7 cm
Weight: 699 g
Width: 24.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.
9th Century,Late-10th Century
Circa
880
CE
-
Circa
999
CE
Fayyumi Ware
Interior
composed of
pigment
( green, brown)
glaze
( white)
Exterior Rim
composed of
glaze
( white)
Base
Diameter 11.6 cm
Rim
Diameter 24.8 cm
Throwing : Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in green and brown in a white glaze
Inscription present: round paper label adhered to the exterior base
Inscription present: inscription directly onto the vessel surface
Accession number: OC.151-1946
Primary reference Number: 77582
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/77582 Accessed: 2024-12-23 01:33:05
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University of Cambridge}}
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