Ostracon

Rim Sherd

29-140-151

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 29-140-151
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic | Glaze
Description

Glazed ceramic. (See card for drawing.)

Cream glaze over cream clay. Underglaze painting in iridescent ochre-gold glaze. Free form brush work as decor. Rim of sherd is painted. Exterior is cream glaze. Wheel thrown marks on back.

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

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