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Object Name: 
Coin Weight
Place Made: 
Egypt
Accession Number: 
96.1.8
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 4.4 cm, Th: 1.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
700-999
Credit Line: 
Gift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Primary Description: 
Pale yellowish green, transparent, patch of red, opaque; stamped. Disk with cushion-shaped upper surface with irregular patch of red embedded in it, and flat lower surface. At center of upper surface, deeply impressed square stamp (W. 2 cm) with two or three lines of Arabic written in kufic script, in low relief. At edge of upper surface, at least one large bubble.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Former Collection
Berkowitz, Carl, Source
1976-01-01
Content, Derek, Source
1976-01-01
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
Pale yellowish green, transp.
Technique: 
stamping
Inscription: 
1480
mark
: 
on back in blue