Ostracon
Rim Sherd
29-140-40
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-140-40 |
| 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.) Green glaze over red clay. Calligraphy is the rim's decor. Calligraphy is done by scoring with pointed end of brush. Exterior of bowl has mustard yellow glaze. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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