Rim Sherd

29-140-626

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 29-140-626
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic | Glaze
Description

Glazed ceramic. Slight relief pattern. (See card for drawing.)

Raised floral design in white with blue accents; black outline with black swirls and dots, all on dark grey glaze.

Exterior of bowl in dark grey with raised pattern in light grey (or white?) glaze. Whitish clay with fine grog mixture.

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

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