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Title	Filter
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1000
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Camel
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 1.91cm, Filter width: 7.2cm (Note: approximate)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.863-1921
Record ID	C.863-1921
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1000
Notes	This filter fitted into the neck of a water bottle and kept out flies and dust. Such filters were often pierced to form designs. These included abstract patterns, calligraphic inscriptions and figural imagery such as the camel seen here. The filter and the water bottle had a porous body of unglazed earthenware. This allowed water to evaporate through the sides, keeping the contents cool. This practical advantage meant that unglazed water vessels were common in both the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods.
Tarihsel bağlam	Filters were intended to fit inside earthenware jars, most likely to keep insects away from the water or liquids they were meant to contain. A number of jars with their accompanying filters have been excavated in Fustat. Filters have been found with anthropomorphic as well as decorative designs and calligraphy. They were sometimes glazed or lustre-painted. Filters seem to have been used mainly in Egypt and during the Fatimid and Ayyubid periods.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Earthenware, incised Clay Earthenware Incising Firing Piercing Pierced
Fiziksel açıklama	A Fatimid water jar filter of buff earthenware in the shape of a camel.
Üretim	Found in excavations in Fustat.
Üretim tipi	Mass produced
Üslup	Fatimid

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Filter

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1000

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Camel

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 1.91cm, Filter width: 7.2cm (Note: approximate)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.863-1921

Record ID C.863-1921

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1000

Notes This filter fitted into the neck of a water bottle and kept out flies and dust. Such filters were often pierced to form designs. These included abstract patterns, calligraphic inscriptions and figural imagery such as the camel seen here. The filter and the water bottle had a porous body of unglazed earthenware. This allowed water to evaporate through the sides, keeping the contents cool. This practical advantage meant that unglazed water vessels were common in both the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods.

Tarihsel bağlam Filters were intended to fit inside earthenware jars, most likely to keep insects away from the water or liquids they were meant to contain. A number of jars with their accompanying filters have been excavated in Fustat. Filters have been found with anthropomorphic as well as decorative designs and calligraphy. They were sometimes glazed or lustre-painted. Filters seem to have been used mainly in Egypt and during the Fatimid and Ayyubid periods.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Earthenware, incised Clay Earthenware Incising Firing Piercing Pierced

Fiziksel açıklama A Fatimid water jar filter of buff earthenware in the shape of a camel.

Üretim Found in excavations in Fustat.

Üretim tipi Mass produced

Üslup Fatimid