Water Jar
NEP70
From: Egypt | Cairo
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | NEP70 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Cairo |
Date Made | 13th century |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Marble (Stone) |
Iconography | Arabic Inscription |
Inscription Language | Kufic |
Description | Stone water Jar. A Kufic Arabic inscription on the upper part (good wishes to the owner) - "praise, tirumph, happiness, glory, victory, propserity." "The large jar exhibited here bears a Kufic Arabic inscription on the rim imparting good wishes to the owner "Praise, triumph, happiness, glory, victory, prosperity." |
Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1923 |
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