Mug

29-140-517

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 29-140-517
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic | Glaze
Description

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

Small jug with handle, with slightly flaring rim. Turquoise crackle glaze. Glaze does not cover foot. Foot shows whitish clay. Striations & design done with handle of tool. Glaze covers the entire interior of jug.

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

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