appliqué

Object NameVessel Stamp

Made FromGlass

Date737

Place MadeEgypt

Techniqueapplied, stamped

SizeOverall H: 4.8 cm, W: 4 cm

Accession Number59.1.314

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionVessel Stamp. Translucent dark green glass; applied, stamped. Oval disc applied to rim and side of vessel; circular stamp, slightly off center, bearing nine lines of Arabic in relief. Inscription: "In the name of Allah: commanded Allah honesty; and ordered teh stamping of this qist al-Qasim b. Ubaydullah, at the hands of muslim b. al-'Araf, year nineteen and one hundred." [See External Object File 59.1.295-411 for Arabic inscription.]
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27

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