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Bowl with radial decoration

  • Description

    The radiating stripes on this bowl are typical of the decoration used on lead-glazed wares produced in 10th and 11th-century Egypt. Similar examples have been found in Fustat and Fayyum, and the latter has been recognized as the main centre for the production of lead-glazed ceramics. These wares can be seen as a continuation of splashed, streaked, and mottled wares that were first produced in Iraq in the 9th AD century (for example EA1956.61 and EA1956.89).

  • Details

    Associated place
    Africa Egypt (place of creation)
    AfricaEgyptCairoCairo Fustat (probable place of creation)
    Date
    10th - 11th century (AD 901 - 1100)
    Fatimid Period (AD 909 - 1171)
    Material and technique
    earthenware, with decoration in yellow, green, and brown glazes
    Dimensions
    5.4 cm (height)
    18 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    Technique index
    coveredcoated glazed,
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Sir Alan Barlow, 1956.
    Accession no.
    EA1956.139
  • Further reading

    Fehérvári, Géza, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive Study Based on the Barlow Collection (London: Faber and Faber, 1973), no. 11 on pp. 39-40, pl. 8 a

Glossary

earthenware

  • earthenware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.

Location

    • First floor | Room 31 | Islamic Middle East

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