Glass Rub` Qist of Muhammad b. Shurahbil, Egypt, 755–758. 1974.268.490

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Length: 34
  • Length: 39

Typological Description

• Object Type: Vessel Stamp
• Date Range: 755 - 758
• Denomination: Rub` Qist
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Glass
• Shape: Oval

• Authority

  • Authority: Muhammad b. Shurahbil
  • Issuer: `Abd al-Malik b. Yazid
  • State: Abbasid Caliphs

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: [bis]m Allah ama[ra / `Abd] al-Malik b. Yazid / [bi]-san`ati rub` qis[t] / waf `ala yaday Muhamma[d / b.] Shurahbi[l]

References

• Citation: B.329

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1974.268.490
• Lot: 1974.268
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: `Abbasids--Glass

Rights

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