Vase
Water Container
NEP90
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iran | Rayy
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | NEP90 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Persian | Cufic |
| Provenience | Iran | Rayy |
| Date Made | 11th century |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Glazed |
| Iconography | Camel | Lion | Inscription |
| Description | Polychrome painted vessel with marching camels and lion handles. A Kufic inscription surrounds the rim. Small side spouts. Found at Rhages, the ancient Median city of Rhei. Probably 11th Century AD. |
| Height | 15.24 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 17.14 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1915 |
| Other Number | Getz 299 - Other Number |
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