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Collections

Mythical Creature8th-10th century

Not on view
Small ceramic animal figurine with buff clay body, painted reddish-brown spiral and scroll decoration, loop-shaped neck handle, and coiled horns
Title
Mythical Creature
Place Made
Greater Iran (Afghanistan)
Date Made
8th-10th century
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 5 9/16 in. (14 cm); Length: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale
Accession Number
AC1997.253.5
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic