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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.95.1-12
Title
Twelve Polychrome Lustre Ceramic Sherds
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
9th-11th century
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/328465

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Polychrome lustre ware, painted greenish-gold, mustard and brown
Technique
Lusterware
Dimensions
(1) 3.6 x 6.8 cm; (2) 6.5 x 5 cm; (3) 8.5 x 4 cm; (4) 4.3 x 6.2 cm ;
(5) 5.3 x 3.5 cm; (6) 6.7 x 5.2 cm; (7) 7.4 x 4.3 cm; (8) 5.3 x 3.5 cm
(9) 6.5 x 4 cm; (10) 6.5 x 3.2 cm; (11) 7.2 x 4 cm; (12) 5.6 x 6 cm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Phocion Tano, 1961/62] Cairo sold; to Professor George T. Scanlon, Cairo (1961/62-1981) gift; to Fogg Art Museum (1981).

NOTES:
In a letter from Scanlon, dealer claimed the sherds are from Fustat.
George T. Scanlon, Professor of Islamic art and architecture, American University Cairo.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. George T. Scanlon
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.95.1-12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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