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Source Description
The decoration here features the signs of the zodiac, including Leo and Gemini on either side of Cancer.
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40304
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Vase with Signs of the Zodiac
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title
Vase with Signs of the Zodiac
description
The decoration here features the signs of the zodiac, including Leo and Gemini on either side of Cancer.
provenance
Peytel Collection, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th-early 13th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
vases
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cm
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16.8
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12.9
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H: 6 5/8 x Diam: 5 1/16 in. (16.83 x 12.86 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Translation] on neck: Glory
prosperity
wealth
contentment
glory
[Muhammad's intercession]
favor and long life
perpetual; [Translation] On body: Victory
blessing
ascendancy
well-being
prosperity
?
?
gratitude
perpetuity
?
Muhammad's intercession and long life always.
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brass, inlaid with silver, black resin
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