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Textile fragment | Hegira 193–8 / AD 809–13Abbasid | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | The oldest surviving example of an official tiraz textile produced at the highly respected workshops of Fustat, which was patronised by the court and government. This piece was made in the name of Caliph al-'Amin (r. 193–8 / 809–13). |
Single earring | Hegira 1st–2nd century / AD 7th–8th centuryUmayyad or Abbasid | Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum Berlin, Germany | During the Abbasid period, Egypt's urban population was prosperous and sophisticated. A variety of craft workshops and industries thrived, including jewellery-making enterprises. |
Nilometer | Hegira 247 / AD 861Abbasid | Cairo, Egypt | The Abbasids exploited Egypt's potential agriculturally. The governor was responsible both for ensuring that taxes were collected and that the Nilometer, used to estimate the level of the Nile and predict the coming harvest, was in working order. Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Nilometer | Hegira 247 / AD 861Abbasid | Cairo, Egypt | Detail of the exterior of the Nilometer taken from across the Nile. | |
Wooden panel | Hegira 3rd century / AD 9th centuryTulunid | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | The Copts excelled at woodwork. The Nile was a major supply route for all sorts of raw materials from Sub-Saharan Africa, such as ebony and ivory, both of which materials have been employed on this inlaid panel. |