Vessel fragment (sherd) - 909.40.34_1

909.40.34_1

Vessel fragment (sherd)

Medium:Ceramic (stonepaste, thrown) with chromium-black and cobalt-blue paint and overall alkali glaze
Geography: Damascus, Syria; found in al-Fustat, Egypt
Date: 14th century AD
Period: Mamluk Period
Dimensions:
8.1 x 10 x 1.8 cm
Object number: 909.40.34
Not on view
DescriptionAlthough Mamluk underglaze-painted wares are known to have been produced in al-Fustāt itself, this object has been shown by petrographic analysis to be made in Damascus, Syria.
Cataloguer: Dr. Robert B. J. Mason (ROM Staff, 1981 to present)
Collection:
Islamic World
Department: World Cultures: West Asian
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