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Lustre bowl
Unknown1000/1099
Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Athens, Greece
A Fatimid ceramic bowl painted with monochrome lustre displays a giraffe with its groom by a tree on a background filled with contour panels decorated with the so-called peacock’s eye design. Giraffes were regarded as exotic and prestigious animals and were paraded on festival celebrations. From Egypt, 11th c. D 24 cm (ΓΕ_749)
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Details
- Title: Lustre bowl
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1000/1099
- Location Created: Egypt
- diameter: 24.2
- Physical Dimensions: h8.2 cm (complete)
- More Info: http://www.benaki.gr/eMP-Collection/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&viewType=detailView&objectId=278232&lang=en
- Type: ceramic
- Rights: Benaki Museum
- External Link: Benaki Museum
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