Pipe bowl, Asyut, middle of 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
middle of 19th century
Pipe bowl, Asyut, middle of 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated middle of 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Pipe bowl of red burnished earthenware, Asyut, middle of 19th century..
Museum description: Pipe bowl of red burnished earthenware. Flaring bowl standing on a disc with a toothed edge. Short stem set at an angle to the bowl, decorated with carved milled and beaded bands. Similar carved decoration around the lower part of the bowl and on the upper side of the disc. The museum record gives material recorded as earthenware; measurements Length 7.6 cm; place associated: Asyut. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware
- Dimensions
- Length 7.6 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Earthenware, burnished, carved and beaded
- Place recorded
- Asyut
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pipe bowl
- Museum object number
- C.7-1958
- Museum system number
- O279497
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.