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Source Description
The bulbous lower body displays engraved harpies within medallions with arabesque designs. Around the neck is a Naskhi inscription containing an anonymous blessing set against an arabesque background. The cover is crowned by a small bird finial.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
5129
label
Jar with Cover
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
5129
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Jar with Cover
description
The bulbous lower body displays engraved harpies within medallions with arabesque designs. Around the neck is a Naskhi inscription containing an anonymous blessing set against an arabesque background. The cover is crowned by a small bird finial.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, July 10, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 12th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
jars
covers
finials
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23
height
14.4
dimensionsRaw
H overall: 9 1/16 x Diam: 5 11/16 in. (23 x 14.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
bronze, silver, red patina
creator_ids
3496
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
503
320
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c9b36ef8c0095a0f