
Sujet
Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Humanheaded Inscriptions, 1300-1350. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Humanheaded Inscriptions, 1300-1350. Sphinxes in interlacing bands on an arabesque ground connect inscriptions with human heads which only appear on metalwork. Known as animated script, it developed in northeast Iran during the 1100s and migrated westward.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G16_384
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
67,6Mo (4,5Mo) / 33,9cm x 50,0cm / 4003 x 5900 (300dpi)