Ostracon

Base Sherd

29-140-730

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 29-140-730
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Egypt | Fostat
Date Made 700-1299 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic | Glaze
Description

Glazed ceramic. Inscription on bottom, exterior. (See card for drawing.)

Dark blue and brownish black on bluish white glaze.

Inscription on underside of sherd. (See card for inscription.)

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

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