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Three earthenware fragments, all with cream slip incised under a yellow glaze, enhanced with areas of dark brown and green underglaze pigment
Wheel-thrown earthenware bowl fragments of reddish body tone, coated with cream slip incised under yellow glaze, the patterns enhanced with limited small patches of dark brown and green pigment
A:
Shape: Fragment, with foot ring, base and section of a carinated lower body
Interior: Yellow surface colour produced by a cream slip coating under a yellow glaze, a splash of dark brown pigment in the centre of the base. On the base a four-part interlocking pattern of abstract floral and angular motifs over a background of scribbled spirals is framed by a deeply incised concentric circle.
Exterior: Undecorated yellow glaze thinly applied over a cream slip, pooling under the carination and running over onto the foot ring. The underside of the foot ring is unglazed.
B:
Shape: Fragment of a vessel with conical walls
Interior: Yellow glaze over a cream slip. The lower part of a group of incised calligraphy is visible, with small circles incised between selected uprights. Patches of green and brown pigment used to highlight selected areas.
Exterior: Plain undecorated yellow glaze over a thinly applied cream slip
C:
Shape: Fragment of a vessel, with part of upper body and flanged rim
Interior: Cream slip coating incised under a yellow glaze. The flanged rim is decorated with a band of scrolling vines and split palmettes over a background of scribbled spirals, while the upper body bears two six-pointed rosettes reserved on a circular carved background, each enclosed within an incised circle.
Exterior: A thin layer of yellow glaze applied over a thin cream slip, undecorated
History note: From Farouk I University Alexandria
Method of acquisition: Unknown (1948) by Farouk I University, Alexandria, Egypt
13th Century, Late-14th Century
Circa
1250
CE
-
Circa
1399
CE
Interior
composed of
slip
( cream)
pigment
( dark brown)
glaze
( yellow)
Exterior Body
composed of
slip
( cream)
pigment
( green, brown)
glaze
( yellow)
Rim C
Diameter 22 cm
Foot Ring A
Diameter 7.5 cm
Whole C
Height 12 cm
Weight 123 g
Width 8.6 cm
Whole B
Height 13 cm
Weight 64 g
Width 15.9 cm
Whole A
Height 4.2 cm
Weight 199 g
Width 13.5 cm
Throwing : Wheel-thrown earthenware bowl fragments of reddish body tone, coated with cream slip incised under yellow glaze, the patterns enhanced with limited small patches of dark brown and green pigment
Accession number: C.18.8-1948
Primary reference Number: 72657
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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