Fragments of a vessel with animal frieze

Details

• Title

  Fragments of a vessel with animal frieze

• Associated place

  Asia › Iraq (place of creation)

• Date

  8th - 10th century AD (AD 701 - 1000)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with incised and applied decoration

• Object type

  container › vessel

• Dimensions

  largest fragment 14.8 x 12.5 x 5.3 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  2nd fragment 7.5 cm (height)
  2nd fragment 6.2 cm (diameter)
  3rd fragment 3.5 cm (height)
  3rd fragment 5.6 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  3

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2252

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