Base Sherd

29-140-616

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 29-140-616
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic | Glaze
Description

Glazed ceramic. Glaze & incision. (See card for drawing.)

Green glaze over reddish clay. Design is "dribbled" on via brush. Brush design may (?) be an attempt to imitate calligraphy.

Outer bowl is brushed brown glaze in circular strokes alternating (?) with yellow (?) glaze.

Credit Line Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919

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