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Source Description
This vase has a bulbous body with a wide, spreading top and high foot. A large thuluth inscription is interspersed with two medallions with kufic script, forming a wide band around the body.
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Document identity
localId
40740
label
Vase
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
40740
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vase
description
This vase has a bulbous body with a wide, spreading top and high foot. A large thuluth inscription is interspersed with two medallions with kufic script, forming a wide band around the body.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
14th century (Mamluk)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
vases
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.4
height
14.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 13/16 x Diam: 5 3/4 in. (22.4 x 14.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
style
Mamluk
med
brass, with silver and gold inlay
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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4f29ece0d0863012