Weight; maker, role/classification of creator: craftsman; provenance, Islamic art; Arabic culture; Islam; Fatimid dynasty 909–1171; Arabic inscriptions; Arabic language; dated 11th–12th century; Egypt place of origin; weight 1.23 g; diameter 2.6 cm; height 2.6 cm; inner diameter 1.9 cm., A round metallic object with a worn, uneven surface sits centered on a flat grey background; the object shows a dark bronze to brown patina with patches of darker and lighter areas and a slightly raised rim, and there are a few irregular scuffs and spots of black and pale discoloration across its face.
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Weight; maker, role/classification of creator: craftsman; provenance, Islamic art; Arabic culture; Islam; Fatimid dynasty 909–1171; Arabic inscriptions; Arabic language; dated 11th–12th century; Egypt place of origin; weight 1.23 g; diameter 2.6 cm; height 2.6 cm; inner diameter 1.9 cm., A round metallic object with a worn, uneven surface sits centered on a flat grey background; the object shows a dark bronze to brown patina with patches of darker and lighter areas and a slightly raised rim, and there are a few irregular scuffs and spots of black and pale discoloration across its face.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A19_245

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Weight maker role classification creator craftsman provenance Islamic art Arabic culture Islam Fatimid dynasty 909–1171 Arabic inscriptions Arabic language dated 11th–12th century Egypt place origin weight 1.23 g diameter 2.6 cm height 2.6 cm inner diameter 1.9 cm round metallic object worn uneven surface sits centered flat grey background object dark bronze brown patina patches darker lighter areas slightly raised rim irregular scuffs spots black pale discoloration across face.

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