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Weight with Arabic inscription
Islamic
Abbasid Period
8th–9th century A.D. (?)
Medium/Technique
Glass
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt
Accession Number61.1479
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Weights and measures
ProvenanceProbably found in Egypt; from a collection formed in Egypt in the early 20th century, probably by Reginald Godfrey Peckitt, Esq, formerly of the Egyptian State Railways; by 1961: Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt Collection, 1826 24th Street, N.W., Washington 8, D.C.; gift of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt to MFA, December 13, 1961