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Source Description
The eagle and rabbit motif is one of the most frequent in Fatimid art. It is seen here against a gackground of vines. The five-sided plaque is broken at its lower margin.
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Document identity
localId
31316
label
Eagle and Rabbit
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
31316
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Eagle and Rabbit
description
The eagle and rabbit motif is one of the most frequent in Fatimid art. It is seen here against a gackground of vines. The five-sided plaque is broken at its lower margin.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6
height
4.9
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm)
Source extras
style
Fatimid
med
ivory
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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f9b59e862a070b4d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c8a844c1e52212c9
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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a5fce95315f409fd
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no
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no