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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.104.1-5
Title
Five Lead Glaze Pottery Sherds
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
9th-11th century
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Egypt, Fustat
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/329948

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Lead glaze
Dimensions
(1) 9.3 x 12.6 x 4.4 cm; (2) 13.3 x 7.2 cm; (3) 11.5 x 10.2 cm;
(4) 7.8 x 6.5 cm; (5) 13.8 x 8.4 cm

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Oleg Grabar
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.104.1-5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
1. Fine sherd with orange body, clear glaze with green and dark brown streaks, flat base.
2. Sherd with clear glaze with green and dark brown streaks, flat base.
3. Early lead glaze, green and yellow glaze on white slip, stripe and checker design.
4. Sgraffito ware sherd, honey glaze with few lines sgraffito decoration, part of wall of vessel.
5. Underglaze painted ware sherd, yellow, green/black on white slip with clear glaze.

Verification Level

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