Bowl (fragment)

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This fragment comes from the base of a bowl of pottery. It was discovered with many other pottery fragments in Fustat, near Cairo in Egypt. It was probably made in Syria during the Ayyubid Period of 1171 - 1250.

The fragment of white porcelaneous fritware is painted with a peacock in black, cobalt-blue and brownish red under a clear alkaline glaze.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-582-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1967.979
• Date: 20th Dynasty
  Between 1171 and 1250
  
• Material: Relief / portion
  
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 140 mm
  
• What: Relief / portion
  
• Subject: Kings and queens
  
• Who: Ramesses IX
  
• Where: Ancient Egypt
  
• Event:
• Description: Portion of relief in brown sandstone carved en creux with the head in profile of a pharaoh, perhaps Ramesses IX, facing right and wearing the Khat headdress: Ancient Egyptian, 20th Dynasty
  
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