National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Base Chalice Inscribed, Arabic
Period: Mamluk
Material: Bronze
Site: `En Gedi
Description: Base of a bowl with a rounded and thickened rim from which rose a hollow socket supporting a hemispherical bowl. The base is decorated with an inscribed band and (four?) intermitent medallions. The inscription in Nashi script reads; "[A]hmad son of his High Excellency..." . Dated to the 14th century.
Bibliography:
Lester, A. The Bowl from Ein Gedi 2007. In: Hirschfeld, Y. Ein-Gedi Excavations II Final Report (1996-2002). Jerusalem, 617-618, Figs. 1-2.

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Base Chalice Inscribed  
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