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Collections

Vessel in the Form of a Feline1000-1250

Not on view
Unglazed ceramic vessel in the form of a round-bodied four-legged animal with a small spout on its back and an upturned head
Ceramic vessel in the form of a rotund four-legged animal, likely a pig or boar, with a small cylindrical spout on its back and modeled facial features; unglazed buff-colored earthenware with a smooth surface.
Title
Vessel in the Form of a Feline
Place Made
Iraq
Date Made
1000-1250
Medium
Earthenware, unglazed with applied and incised decoration
Dimensions
Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.16 cm); Length: 9 5/16 in. (23.65 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.98
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic