Glass Rub` Qist of `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, Egypt, 749–750. 1974.268.467

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Length: 38
  • Length: 41

Typological Description

• Object Type: Vessel Stamp
• Date Range: 749 - 750
• Denomination: Rub` Qist
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Glass
• Shape: Oval

• Authority

  • Authority: `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan
  • State: Umayyad Caliphate

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: [bi]sm Allah amara / [Al]lah bi'l-wafa' wa [amara / al-a]mir `Abd al-Malik / [b.] Marwan bi-san`a[ti / mi]kyala li'l-wa / sma / wafiyya

References

• Citation: B.270

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1974.268.467
• Lot: 1974.268
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Umayyads--Glass

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States