Ostracon
Body Sherd
29-140-42
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | 29-140-42 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Islamic |
Provenience | Egypt | Fostat |
Date Made | 700-1299 CE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Ceramic | Glaze |
Description | Glazed ceramic. (See card for drawing.) Brown/cream/black glaze on reddish clay. Incised design of Arabic script and geometric designs. Reverse: brown glaze over reddish brown. Double glaze in some places. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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