Maker: Unknown
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
History note: From a dig at Kom el Dik, Alexandria
Exchanged, from Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt
Height: 3 cm
Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Method of acquisition: Exchanged (1948) by Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt
14th Century
1300
-
1399
Inside composed of paint
or frit ware
Earthenware
Slip
Accession number: C.18.17B-1948
Primary reference Number: 137748
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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