Ostracon
Base Sherd
29-140-673
From: Egypt | Fostat
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | 29-140-673 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Islamic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Fostat |
| Date Made | 700-1299 CE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Ceramic | Glaze |
| Description | Glazed ceramic. Glaze and incision. (See card for drawing.) Underside covered with mustard & cream decor over reddish clay. Stem shows finger marks from wheel throwing; stem is painted dark brown. Interior glaze of cream, yellow, light brown, dark brown & green glaze. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Musee Arabe, Cairo; subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1919 |
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