Jug
29-140-582
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-140-582 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Islamic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fostat |
| Date Made | 700-1299 CE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Unglazed ceramic with a pierced design (elephant). (See card for drawing.) Whitish grey clay; elephant decor on pierced clay acts as a strainer for beverages made from leaves or pulp. Strainer is located within the neck of the jar. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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