Ostracon
Rim Sherd
29-140-69
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-140-69 |
| 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.) Interior: Dark yellow ochre glaze; dark brown design on red clay. Exterior: Dark yellow ochre glaze; dark brown & light yellow design on red clay. Inner bowl: Decor using calligraphy. Mustard glaze for background. Dark brown glaze for calligraphy. Outer bowl: Mustard glaze for background. Dark brown for calligraphy. Cream glaze for space fillers. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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