Green fritware lamp, Mamluk

An image of Islamic Pottery/Lamp. Monochrome glazed ware. Buff fritware, mould made, coated in a green glaze, height, whole, 8.8 cm, width, whole, 14.7 cm, diameter, neck rim, 4.7 cm, diameter, base, 5.2 cm, weight, whole, 204 g. Circular body on a disc base with a flaring, tubular neck and pointed spout. The remains of a handle are visible at the join between the neck and body. Production Place: Egypt. Mamluk Period. Circa 1150-1499.

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Islamic Pottery/Lamp. Monochrome glazed ware. Buff fritware, mould made, coated in a green glaze, height, whole, 8.8 cm, width, whole, 14.7 cm, diameter, neck rim, 4.7 cm, diameter, base, 5.2 cm, weight, whole, 204 g. Circular body on a disc base with a flaring, tubular neck and pointed spout. The remains of a handle are visible at the join between the neck and body. Production Place: Egypt. Mamluk Period. Circa 1150-1499.

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Accession Number: C.4.49-1919
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 763 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 415.49kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:11:06 13:17:22

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Egyptian fritware glazed green Islamic lamp lighting Mamlouk Mamluk Medieval Memluk moulded pottery spout stonepaste

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