Mirror with Sphinxes

12th century (Seljuk) Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm) Citation Source image

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

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4635
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sculpture
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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