Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fritware Tile with a Lion Attacking a Zebu
13th century (Medieval)
fritware with underglaze and luster decoration
(Islamic World )
(Islamic World )
This tile features a lion attacking a zebu and a standing figure.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran, Kashan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 13/16 x W: 10 13/16 x D: 1 in. (14.8 x 27.5 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1295
