Bowl (fragment)

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:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1967.979
Date:	20th Dynasty Between 1171 and 1250
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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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