Hand cross, openwork with incised Arabic inscription

Details

• Title

  Hand cross, openwork with incised Arabic inscription

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (Church of Prince Tadrus the Oriental) (find spot)

• Date

  Arab domination (Egypt) (AD 639 - 641)

• Material and technique

  base silver

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › cross

• Dimensions

  26 cm (height)
  7.3 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Professor John Henry Middleton, 1888.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 30 | Mediterranean World

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1888.162

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