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A Plate with a Fatimid Nobleman or Officer, 12th Century



Referenced on p.11 WAR-010 Saracen Faris 1050-1250 AD by David Nicolle and Christa Hook:
Lustre-ware plate, 11th century, Egypt. A Fatimid nobleman or officer wears a massive turban indicating his status.

Referenced on p.99, God's Warriors, Knights Templar, Saracens and the Battle for Jerusalem by Helen Nicholson & David Nicolle:
Lustre-ware plate, 12th-century Egypt. A Fatimid nobleman or officer wears a massive turban indicating his status.
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo, Egypt. Inv. 13477.

Referenced as Plate 26B, Early Islamic Pottery by Arthur Lane.

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