Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . hrist Saviour. Fifth.—Tlie Arabic pottery is interesting from itsmaterial and designs. One pattern has a designpainted on it, in blue and black lines, and is similarto specimens found in Egypt. Some of them haveinscriptions in the peculiar Coptic letter, and probablydate as far back as the age of Haroun al wall tiles of
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . hrist Saviour. Fifth.—Tlie Arabic pottery is interesting from itsmaterial and designs. One pattern has a designpainted on it, in blue and black lines, and is similarto specimens found in Egypt. Some of them haveinscriptions in the peculiar Coptic letter, and probablydate as far back as the age of Haroun al wall tiles of the Mosque of the Sakkara at Jerusa-lem are of similar materials, and also those of theGreat Mosque at Damascus, where they are orna-mented with a pattern in blue lines on a pale greenground. The articles of glass that have been found arehighly interesting as antiquities, as they prove the useof the material in ancient times. One of the glassvessels foimd is double, and was doubtless anink-holder. It had three handles, one on each side,and one on the top, the last having been broken(see No. 6); the color is a pale green, ornamentedwith circular and zigzag lines of a dark blue tint, re-lieved by a darker blue. The large glass lamp, -svith M// m\ hi ^?^^M.
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