Phosphorus Bomb

29-140-522

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 29-140-522
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Terracotta
Description

Unglazed ceramic. (See card for drawing.)

Red clay with white engobe dusting on surface.

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

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