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Source Description

This mirror, with two addorsed rampant sphinxes in relief, contains a frieze with a blessing written in kufic script.

Scholar Source Context

Document identity
localId
4635
label
Mirror with Sphinxes
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4635
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Mirror with Sphinxes
description
This mirror, with two addorsed rampant sphinxes in relief, contains a frieze with a blessing written in kufic script.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century (Seljuk)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
mirrors
reliefs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Seljuk Dynasty
med
bronze
creator_ids
6768
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
45f47779a5004ca5