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Reed Pen (qalam)

Reed Pen (qalam)
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Mounir

Registration Number(s)
BAAM Serial Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum Number 0941

Inv.Inventory
 (M. of Islamic Art) 4851

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Reed Pen (qalam)

Category:
Tools and equipment, writing and drawing equipment, pens, reed pens
Date:
Islamic Period (641-1517)
Provenance:
Unknown
Material(s):
Organic material, fiber (from plants/animals), reed
Length:
10 cm
Hall:
Islamic Antiquities, showcase 31



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Zahi Hawass, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: The Archaeology Museum (Cairo: The Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2002): 128.
  • Mona Serry, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Antiquities Museum, introduction by Ismail Serageldin (Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Antiquities Museum, 2015): 207, 331.
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