Stamp Seal

29-140-704

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 29-140-704
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Terracotta
Description

Round stamp seal with a raised relief depiction of a six-pointed star inside a circle. Floral motifs in the spaces around the star. One third of the stamp is missing, with damage to the opposite edge. Broken loop handle.

Credit Line Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919

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