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Fragment: C.18.17D-1948

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Long, three sided fragment of the side and rim of a bowl or dish. Pale red earthenware coated with white slip on the inside and outer edge of the rim, and incised. On the sloping side of the interior there are eleven vertical lines, two horizontal lines, a row of comma like hooks between two horizontal lines, and on the flat top of the rim, one line.

Notes

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

Legal notes

Exchanged, from Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt

Measurements and weight

Length: 13.4 cm
Width: 5.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

14th Century
1300 CE - 1399 CE

Materials used in production

Slip
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Slip coating
Incising

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.18.17D-1948
Primary reference Number: 137750
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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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