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Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Human-Headed Inscriptions

Cleveland Museum of Art

Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Human-Headed Inscriptions

Unknown artist

1300–1350

Type: Metalwork
Medium: hammered sheet of brass inlaid with silver
Dimensions: Overall: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)
Culture: Iran, Khurasan, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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