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Two Fragments with Head of Lionprobably 7th-8th century

Not on view
Ceramic tile fragment with turquoise and teal glaze over a buff body, featuring a low-relief animal figure, possibly a horse or bull, in profile

Unknown, Two Fragments with Head of Lion, probably 7th-8th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Two Fragments with Head of Lion
Culture
Umayyad
Place Made
Iran or Iraq
Date Made
probably 7th-8th century
Medium
Carved and glazed
Dimensions
2 3/16 x 3 15/16 in. (5.56 x 10.00 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.335
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic