National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Bowl With Geometric Pattern
Period: Fatimid
Material: Pottery
Site: Caesarea
Diameter: 20 cm
Description: Bowl made of light orange clay with splayed rim and high ring base. The bowl is covered both on the inside and outside with white tin glaze and decorated with a dark brown luster decoration. The decoration consists of a hexagon composed of a pseudo inscription which encircles a central palmette. The color of luster and decoration is typical of 12th century Fatimid period.
Bibliography:
Arnon, Y.D. 2008. Caesarea Maritima, the late periods (700-1291 CE).. Oxford, 362, XLI: 1.

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Bowl With Geometric Pattern  
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