Publication Date
Eighth century / fourteenth century
Publication Place
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Museums
Subject
White quartz paste, decorated with black drawings under a transparent turquoise glaze.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 7سم ( الحد الأقصى )؛ العرض: 17.5سم( الحد الأقصى)
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1919.84.dg
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus04;23;ar
Library Location
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Museums
Date
Eighth century / fourteenth century
Notes
A fragment of a bowl made of white quartz paste, made in Syria and found in excavations in Fustat, Old Cairo. The kasra, which is the bottom of a bowl and part of one of its sides, is decorated with lines in the form of rose branches under a transparent pale turquoise glaze. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a short palmette, while its outer surface is decorated with a dense succession of blade-like leaves. Although Fustat became known as Egypt during the Mamluk era, losing its fame in favor of New Cairo under the Mamluk rule, this fragment of a bowl indicates that the markets of Fustat were still attracting merchants from outside Egypt throughout the Mamluk era (647-922/1250-1517). Syrian potters came to work in Fustat, just as Egyptian potters migrated to Syria in search of work. The pattern drawn on this plate mimics the Chinese ceramic industry, which was very common in the Middle East during that time.
Sample Text
Noorah Al-Gailani, Noorah Al-Gailani “A fragment of a bowl” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus04;23;ar
