What did the height of luxury look like in the 10th Century?
Bowl (Ka’s) ; Egypt, 11th century ; Earthenware covered with a white slip and painted overglaze with golden colours derived from metal oxides.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Media Source: BBC (UK)
Date: 20 March 2018
The World of the Fatimids, an exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada, presents a selection of rare artefacts never before seen together. The 87 objects were created between the 10th and 12th Centuries, when the Fatimids, an Islamic dynasty that founded Cairo and made the city its capital, exerted huge influence over…
The World of the Fatimids, an exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada, presents a selection of rare artefacts never before seen together. The 87 objects were created between the 10th and 12th Centuries, when the Fatimids, an Islamic dynasty that founded Cairo and made the city its capital, exerted huge influence over craft and design.