Wrestling Scene Fragment on a Luster Painted Pottery Bowl

Item

Title

Wrestling Scene Fragment on a Luster Painted Pottery Bowl

Description

This is a ceramic bowl with a wrestling scene from the Fatimid period. It has Abbasid and Hellenistic elements that combine different periods into one and still show the popularity of wrestling in the Islamic world.

Creator

Unknown

Temporal Coverage

Fatimid Period (ca.11th century)

Spatial Coverage

Cairo, Egypt (Cairo Museum of Islamic Art)

Type

Image of Ceramic Bowl

Date Created

Unknown

Source

Contributor

Hiba Rizvi

Rights

Unknown

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Wrestling Scene Fragment on a Luster Painted Pottery Bowl