"Sgraffito-ware" Bowl

14th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454

Metalwork provided the inspiration for the shapes and designs of this ware, which is especially characteristic of Mamluk-period potteries in Egypt but found in excavations throughout the Mamluk realm. Mass produced for the general public as well as for the military, it was popular through the end of the fourteenth century.

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Title: "Sgraffito-ware" Bowl
Date: 14th century
Geography: Made in Egypt
Medium: Red earthenware; white slip-covered with incised and brown slip decoration under polychrome transparent glazes
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase, V. Everit Macy Gift, 1930
Object Number: 30.112.18
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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