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Collections

Lid or Amuletlate 11th-12th century

Not on view
Small ceramic face-shaped object with worn turquoise glaze, four pierced holes, and raised geometric decoration, with two pointed ear-like projections at the top

Unknown, Lid or Amulet, late 11th-12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lid or Amulet
Place Made
Syria
Date Made
late 11th-12th century
Medium
Fritware, molded and glazed
Dimensions
2 x 2 1/8 in. (5.08 x 5.39 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.282
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic