Plaque with Figural Scene

11th-12th century (Fatimid)

8.2 cm 7.3 cm 0.9 cm

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This pentagonal plaque depicts a running man and his dog, and probably formed part of the decorative inlay of a piece of furniture. The animation of the running figures is typical of Islamic art in Egypt during the Fatimid period (909-1171), when objects of all kinds were deco...

Sculpture

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74
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sculpture
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normalized
provenance
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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3
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style
Fatimid
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