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Prayer stone

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Title:

Prayer stone

Creation Date:

1200-1400 CE circa

Description:

A molded grey ceramic prayer stone with arabic inscription "In the name of God" and traces of a turquoise glaze

Material:

Ceramic

Medium:

Clay

Technique:

Molding

Decorative Technique:

None

Decorative Motif:

None

Culture:

Near Eastern

Period or Region:

Muslim

Style Or Location:

Shiite

Country of Origin:

Mesopotamia

Modern Country Name:

Iraq

Category:

Sculpture

Object Type:

Stone, prayer

Dimensions:

13x3.1x14cm

Whole Or Part:

Whole

Inscription:

Arabic

Date Accessioned:

11/10/1976

Original Information:

Tag "1020, 4062"; Tag "AE 4-12-43 B3"; Inventory "Round clay money with long inscription 1200-1400 AD"

Auction House Information:

Hans M. F. Schulman, Public Coin Auction, Part I, pg. 98, January 26-27, 1971

Provenance:

Howard D. Gibbs

Accession #:

76.1.0196

Collection:

Madison Art

Record created:

Jan. 1, 1980

Last modified:

Aug. 24, 2010

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