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Luster-Painted Cup
Not on view
The graceful Arabic inscription encircling the rim as on Byzantine vessels identifies the place of production, names the craftsman, and gives a blessing: "In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate, God’s blessing on the person who drinks from this cup, which was made in Damascus by the hand of Sunbat.[?] in the year 1."
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