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Fragment: C.4.9-1919

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a cream slip painted with a motif in brown pigment and covered with a yellow glaze

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.4 cm
Weight: 427 g
Width: 12.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Fustat ⪼ Egypt ⪼ North Africa

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1919) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

14th Century
Circa 1300 CE - 1399 CE

School or Style

Mamluk

Components of the work

Base Diameter 8 cm

Materials used in production

Glaze
Slip
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Slip coating
Throwing
Glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4.9-1919
Primary reference Number: 74916
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 7 October 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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