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• 1 2021-11-03T13:51:16-07:00 Who made this? 21 plain 2023-01-14T12:10:10-08:00
  By Gracyn Benck '23
  
  This bowl was probably made by a Fatimid craftsperson.  The Fatimid empire was in Egypt and North Africa from 909-1171.  Pre-Islamic cultural influence as well as the local Egyptian culture were reflected in many pieces of Fatimid metalwork. In the tenth century, Fatimid objects were relatively simple, but over time they developed a more distinctive design. The So-Called Crusader’s Bowl is similar in size and shape to other Fatimid objects; for instance, the bowl below. The Greek crosses (equal-armed crosses) at the base of our bowl also point to Fatimid metalwork being made for Christian patrons.
  
  
• 1 2021-11-03T13:51:32-07:00 Where was this produced? 19 google_maps 2023-01-14T12:13:41-08:00 30.04611473467207, 31.23580497913112 By Gracyn Benck '23
  
  Since there is no documentation, it is impossible to know exactly where the So-Called Crusader’s Bowl was made, but it is possible it was made in Cairo.  The Crusader’s Bowl likely came from an area where there was a large Christian population who were the patrons of objects like these. Objects with Christian themes around this period commonly came from Syria and Egypt due to the large Christian communities there. In Egypt, Cairo had a substantial Christian population. Multiple objects produced in the twelfth century have inscriptions stating they were made in Cairo.  This bowl most likely came from Cairo around a century earlier than these other known objects. The Christian presence in Cairo would have been the patrons for these kinds of objects based on the Christian and pseudo-Arabic themes decorating the bowl. It is also likely to have come from Cairo due to its similarity to other objects made in Fatimid Egypt.