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Small Ostracon with Large Scale Arabic Inscription600 - 1300 CE

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Terra-cotta ceramic shard with multiple lines of Arabic script in dark ink on an unglazed salmon-pink surface, broken edges on all sides

Unknown, Small Ostracon with Large Scale Arabic Inscription, 600 - 1300 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Small Ostracon with Large Scale Arabic Inscription
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
600 - 1300 CE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (6.4 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.176
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art