![Rim Cup](images/300/) IAA Number: 2014-1789
![Back](images/backsearch_icon_eng.gif) | Object's Name: Rim Cup Period: Early Islamic Material: Pottery Site: Ramla, esh-Sheikh Rihan Description: An upper part of a beaker with a round handle ending in a thumb rest.
The shape imitates a metal vessel which originated within the Eastern
part of the Islamic world. The vessel is coated with a white tin
glaze. Bibliography: Jorn Carswell 1996. "A High Tin Bronze Bowl". Islamic Works of Arts. Sotheby's 23rd April 1996. London, 38-39, No. 64.
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