1981.95.1-12: Twelve Polychrome Lustre Ceramic Sherds
Fragments
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1981.95.1-12
- Title
- Twelve Polychrome Lustre Ceramic Sherds
- Classification
- Fragments
- Work Type
- sherd
- Date
- 9th-11th century
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/328465
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Polychrome lustre ware, painted greenish-gold, mustard and brown
- Technique
- Lusterware
- Dimensions
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(1) 3.6 x 6.8 cm; (2) 6.5 x 5 cm; (3) 8.5 x 4 cm; (4) 4.3 x 6.2 cm ;
(5) 5.3 x 3.5 cm; (6) 6.7 x 5.2 cm; (7) 7.4 x 4.3 cm; (8) 5.3 x 3.5 cm
(9) 6.5 x 4 cm; (10) 6.5 x 3.2 cm; (11) 7.2 x 4 cm; (12) 5.6 x 6 cm
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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[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.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. George T. Scanlon
- Accession Year
- 1981
- Object Number
- 1981.95.1-12
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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