Ostracon
Base Sherd
29-140-622
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-140-622 |
| 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.) Small sherd, cream glaze and iridescent glaze used for intricate linear embellishment -- human figure and calligraphy (?). Reverse side of sherd: Iridescent glaze over cream. Light cream clay. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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