past exam
questions on
FATIMID
CERAMICS
| Dynasty/ Period/Region |
Question | Year | Course | Paper |
| Fatimid | “Fatimid ceramics reflect the diversity of cultural influences in Fatimid Egypt.” Discuss. | 2000 | BA | II |
| Fatimid | In your opinion, what are the most significant features of Fatimid lustre wares? | 1999 | BA | II |
| Does the theory of a diaspora of potters adequately explain the changes in the ceramics industries of Egypt, Syria and/or Iran in the second half C12th and early C13th? | 1997 | BA | II | |
| Fatimid | What distinguishes Fatimid pottery? | 1995 | M.St. | II |
| Fatimid | Formulate a programme of doctoral research for the study of one of the following media in the Fatimid world: lustre-painted ceramics, rock-crystal, carved ivory. | 1994 | M.St. | II |
| Fatimid | What problems have scholars faced in reconstructing the development of Fatimid lustre ware, and how have they sought to resolve them? | 1993 | M.Phil. | REG |
| Fatimid/ Ayyubid/ Mamluk | What can ceramics tell us about changes in society in Egypt between the fall of the Fatimids and the Ottoman conquest? | 1993 | M.Phil. | MAG |
| Fatimid | Trace the development of glazed and decorated ceramics in Egypt to the end of the Fatimid period. | 1986 | M.Phil. | M+C |
| Fatimid | What is the evidence to suggest that the fall of the Fatimids resulted in a diaspora of Egyptian potters? | 1981 | M.Phil. | M+C |
| Egyptian, pre-Ottoman | Assess the importance and significance of Egypt as a centre for the production of ceramics up to the fall of the Mamluks | 1979 | M.Phil. | M+C |
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