National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
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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Rim Cup  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael




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