Fatimid Glass Weight, 996–1021

مكيال زجاجي فاطمي

Fatimid Glass Weight, 996–1021; V&A, accession 360:2-1900.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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A Fatimid glass weight with the seal of the caliph al-Zahir; 996–1021, Egypt, official weights for the money-changer. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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islam.museum contributors. “Fatimid Glass Weight, 996–1021”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/sanja-fatimi-996/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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