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bowl

bowl

Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Techniqueblown, relief-cut
SizeOverall H: 8 cm; Rim Diam: 12 cm
Accession Number79.1.15
Credit LineGift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
Egypt; Egypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with bluish green tinge. Blown; relief-cut. Bowl: hemispherical. Rim plain, with flat top; wall (Th. 0.1 cm) straight and tapering at top, below which it curves down and in; small foot-ring (D. 5.9 cm). Decorated in relief (Th. 0.2 cm): 1.9 cm below rim, one continuous horizontal rib; between rib and foot-ring, Kufic inscription (H. 2.6 cm): (ghibta li-sa[hibihi] . . . ghibta; prosperity to its owner . . . prosperity). Rib and foot-ring are lightly notched; inscription is embellished with hatching and zigzags.
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