Lid fragment with floral decoration

Details

• Title

  Lid fragment with floral decoration

• Associated place

  Asia › Yemen (place of creation)

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (place of excavation)

• Date

  AD 900 - 1100

• Material and technique

  soapstone, with carved decoration

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › talc › steatite › soapstone

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  15.8 x 9 x 1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the American Research Center in Egypt, 1974.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 28 | Asian Crossroads

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1974.60

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