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Source Description
This square fritware box originally had a with hinged top. It is covered on the inside and outside with opaque turquoise glaze. The top back corners of the casket are surmounted by small openwork knobs. The casket would have rested on four feet, which have been lost. This is a ceramic imitation of a wooden box with metal fittings. The relief ornament imitates metal straps and a lock fitting.
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Document identity
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95134
label
Casket
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object
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Source metadata
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95134
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object
title
Casket
description
This square fritware box originally had a with hinged top. It is covered on the inside and outside with opaque turquoise glaze. The top back corners of the casket are surmounted by small openwork knobs. The casket would have rested on four feet, which have been lost. This is a ceramic imitation of a wooden box with metal fittings. The relief ornament imitates metal straps and a lock fitting.
date
late 1100s–1200s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79476174
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 20.4 x 18 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
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Syria (Raqqa), Ayyubid Period
accession
1915.652
Source extras
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fritware with molded design under glaze
tombstone
Casket, late 1100s–1200s. Syria (Raqqa), Ayyubid Period. Fritware with molded design under glaze; overall: 20.4 x 18 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.652
collection
Islamic Art
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:05:02.679000
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95134
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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fritware with molded design under glaze
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