One of eleven seals
One of eleven seals
One of eleven seals
One of eleven seals

Currently not on view

One of eleven seals,

1012–1013

Egyptian Islamic
y1939-86 c

Information

Title
One of eleven seals
Dates

1012–1013

Medium
Glass
Dimensions
2.6 x 2.4 x 0.2 cm (1 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1939-86 c
Inscription
Kufic inscriptions [See accession card for reproductions and translations]
Culture
Islamic (culture or style)
Period
Egyptian, Syrian and Iraqi Islamic styles and periods
Type
seals, glass
Materials
glass
Subject
Kufic

From Egypt; purchased by the Museum in 1939 from an unknown source in Cairo.

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