Fragment of bowl
Fragment of bowl

Currently not on view

Fragment of bowl,

14th century

Sharaf al-Abwani
y1965-103

Information

Title
Fragment of bowl
Dates

14th century

Maker
Sharaf al-Abwani
Medium
Fine, red-brick clay
Dimensions
7.0 x 5.6 x 1.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Research Center in Egypt, through the courtesy of the Department of Antiquities of the United Arab Republic
Object Number
y1965-103
Place Excavated

Egypt, Fustat A

Signatures
Signed: Sharaf al-Abwani
Period
Egyptian, Syrian and Iraqi Islamic styles and periods
Type
bowls (vessels), fragments, ceramics
Materials
glaze, clay
Subject
inscriptions, sgraffito

Excavated at Fustat in 1964; given to the Museum by the American Research Center in Egypt in 1965 courtesy of the Department of Antiquities of the United Arab Republic.

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