Ostracon

Base Sherd

29-140-733

From: Egypt | Fostat

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 29-140-733
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.)

Blue decor under thick cream glaze which has deteriorated. Inscription on under surface of sherd.

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

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