Rare Fayyumi Ware ceramic bowls, Fatimid Egypt, 11th-12th centuryIn slippery clay ceramic, the larger one with incised decoration of four semicircles bordering the lip, the whole covered with brown and green glazes; the smaller one with green glaze decoration forming dots, yellow glaze on the reverse. Diameter: 18.7 and 11 cm; height: 6.7 and 4.5 cm . This type of ceramics decorated with large coloured drips under a glossy glaze comes from Egypt and is generally associated with the Fayyum Oasis. See a large bowl very similar to ours in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (OC.151-1946). See also a group of ceramics in the British Museum, London (OA+.1502, 1926,0712.1, 1922;1025.2.m and 1932,0615.1) Two Fayyumi splashware bowls, Fatimid Egypt, 11th-12th centuryProvenance : Marie-Christine David Collection .