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Marble Islamic stela
Gravestone of a woman, inscribed. Written in Cufic, a form of old ornamental Arabic. The marble block may have originally been used as decoration on the inside of a Roman house. The stela was for a woman named Hujjat, the daughter of Abdhar Rahiam. It states that her father was Persian.
Depth: 3 cm
Length: 58 cm
Width: 40 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1914) by Green, F. W.
Islamic
869
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870
Accession number: E.57.1914
Primary reference Number: 51708
Oldadmincategory: SS
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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