Ostracon
Body Sherd
29-140-154
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-140-154 |
| 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.) Rough grog clay, with cream glaze on interior and exterior. Calligraphy in iridescent bronze glaze. Traces of linear design on bottom of sherd. Exterior decor is iridescent reddish-bronze. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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