FragmentsIslamic9th century

Eight Sherds

9th century

Classification

Fragments

Medium

Polychrome lustre ware, painted greenish-gold, blue and copper

Culture

Islamic

Period

Abbasid period

Century

9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

(13) 5.5 x 4.2 cm; (14) 4.4 x 6.5 cm; (15) 5.3 x 3.8 cm; (16) 5.4 x 4.2 cm; (17) 5.5 x 4.2 cm; (18) 3.5 x 3 cm; (19) 3.7 x 6 cm; (20) 6.8 x 3.3 cm

Provenance

[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.

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