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Vase, Water Container

11th century CE

Penn Museum

Penn Museum
Philadelphia, United States

  • Title: Vase, Water Container
  • Date Created: 11th century CE
  • Location Created: Rayy, Iran
  • Physical Dimensions: 15.24 x 17.14 cm
  • External Link: Penn Museum online collection
  • Medium: Ceramic
  • Object Number: NEP90
  • Descriptive Note: 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.
  • Culture: Persian, Cufic
  • Credit Line: Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1915
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