Ostracon

Base Sherd

Rim Sherd

29-140-64

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 29-140-64
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic | Glaze
Description

Glazed ceramic. About 40% of vase preserved. Glaze and incision technique. (See card for drawing.)

Interior: Yellow glaze; light yellow figures; light brown and green highlights; dark brown base.

Exterior: Yellow glaze; light yellow and dark brown in borders.

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

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