Base and Part of Side of Beaker

Object Name: 
Base and Part of Side of Beaker

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Object Name: 
Base and Part of Side of Beaker
Place Made: 
Egypt, Cairo, Fustat (excavated)
Accession Number: 
69.1.51
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.5 cm; Base Diam: 5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1300
Credit Line: 
Gift of the American Research Center in Egypt
Primary Description: 
Transparent colorless glass; side descends straight to base which is concave; painted in enamels; above a horizontal band, a circular framing band of double lines enclosing a red chalice on a white field and, to the left, part of inscription on a scrolling ground.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
American Research Center in Egypt, Source
1969
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
Transparent colorless

Publications (1)

Fustat Glass of the Early Islamic Period (2001) illustrated, pp. 16, 113, 116-117 (fig. 46f); BIB# 75800