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Fragment: C.18.17B-1948

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Four sided fragment from the sloping well and carinated edge of a dish. Pinkish-buff earthenware or frit body coated on both sides with white slip. Painted in dark brown on the inside only. On the sloping area is a row of curved and straight lines between two horizontal lines, with above and below a broader horizontal line. On the short sloping side there are overlapping reversed shallow 'S's between horizontal lines. In the centre is an indeterminate motif with a wide V beside it

Notes

History note: From a dig at Kom el Dik, Alexandria

Legal notes

Exchanged, from Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt

Measurements and weight

Height: 3 cm
Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 10 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Exchanged (1948) by Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt

Dating

14th Century
1300 - 1399

Components of the work

Inside composed of paint

Materials used in production

or frit ware Earthenware
Slip

Techniques used in production

Slip coating

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.18.17B-1948
Primary reference Number: 137748
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 December 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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