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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