Ostracon
Rim Sherd
29-140-26
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-140-26 |
| 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.) Mustard glaze on reddish clay. Black brush work to indicate calligraphy as embellishment; pointed stick or brush tip used to outline calligraphy. Warm brown glaze for added color. Mustard glaze on exterior of bowl. Reddish clay, overpainted with ochre, brown, and black, over scratched oval design and calligraphy. |
| Height | 8.9 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 21.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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