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In material and style, the bottle is comparable to Ding kiln-type porcelains of the Liao dynasty found in areas near Beijing and Liaoning province in northern China. Among numerous Chinese green-glazed stoneware fragments also recovered at Fustat, this porcelain example is a rarity. It is possible that this bottle traveled overland to Egypt along the Liao-dominated Silk Route. It also may have traveled via illicit Liao-Song trade to finally reach Egypt along established Song dynasty maritime trade routes. 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It is possible that this bottle traveled overland to Egypt along the Liao-dominated Silk Roads or via illicit maritime trade routes.\n","remarks":"ASIA2_15_CLA  Day 1 Cataloguing"}],"datebegin":970,"sortnumber":"1966    3y","published_date":"2026-02-11 10:19:19.618922","objectid":30115,"dimensions":"h. 26.1 × diam. 16 cm (10 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.)","on_view":true}