Base fragment with phoenix

Details

• Title

  Base fragment with phoenix

• Artist/maker

  Ghaibi (active 15th century) (potter)

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (find spot)

  Africa › Egypt (place of creation)

• Date

  15th century (1401 - 1500)
  Mamluk Period (1250 - 1517)

• Material and technique

  fritware, with underglaze painting in blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › glazed composition › stonepaste › fritware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel

• Dimensions

  2 x 8.5 x 8 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2439

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