Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes

Unknown Artist

dated A.H. 612/1215–16 CE

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes by Unknown Artist

Medium

Stonepaste; openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed in transparent turquoise

Dimensions

H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm) Diam. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm) Wt. 36.2 oz. (1026.4 g)

Classification

Ceramics

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1932

Accession Number

32.52.1

Tags

Mythical CreaturesSphinxCheetahsDeerDogs

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