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Bird-Shaped Vessel8th-10th century

Not on view
Small terracotta ceramic vessel modeled as a bird with a rounded body, incised swirling surface decoration in reddish-brown slip, and a small circular hole in the side

Unknown, Bird-Shaped Vessel, 8th-10th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bird-Shaped Vessel
Place Made
Greater Iran (Afghanistan)
Date Made
8th-10th century
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 5 9/16 in. (14 cm); Width: 4 3/8 in. (11 cm); Length: 5 9/16 in. (14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kate Fitz Gibbon and Andrew Hale
Accession Number
AC1997.253.12
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic