weight
Object NameDisc Weight
Made FromGlass
Date777-778
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquestamped
SizeOverall H: 6 cm, W: 5.2 cm
Accession Number59.1.306
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDisc Weight. Translucent olive green glass; stamped. Tear-shaped disc; on upper surface, large circular stamp, D: 36 mm, partly overstruck with small stamp, D: 16 mm. Large stamp bears four complete lines of Arabic and small part of fifth line; small stamp bears two complete lines and part of third line, all in low relief. Translation: (larger) "In the name of Allah: ordered/the amir Isa b./Luqman, may keep him straight/Allah, Wuqiyah/full/ [weight]"; (smaller) "At the hands of/Imran/[b. Utba]h". [See External Object File 59.1.295-411 for Arabic inscription.]Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
717-720
probably 700-999 or later