Glass Rub` Qist of Muhammad b. Shurahbil, Egypt, 751–758. 1993.84.36

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Length: 31
  • Length: 39

Typological Description

• Object Type: Vessel Stamp
• Date Range: 751 - 758
• Denomination: Rub` Qist
• Material: Glass

• Authority

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

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: [bism Allah amara / `Abd al-Mali]k b. Yaz[id / bi-tab]`at rub` qi[st / wa]f `ala yad (sic) Muha[mmad / b.] Shurah[bil (sic: without ya')]

References

• Citation: Eldada.17
• Reference: EIGS.182-185

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1993.84.36
• Lot: 1993.84
• 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