Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Mirror with a Pair of Addorsed Sphinxes with Scorpion Tails
CulturePersian or Turkish
Titles
- Mirror with a Pair of Addorsed Sphinxes with Scorpion Tails
Date12th-13th century
MediumBronze
DimensionsOther: approx. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) dia.
Credit LineGift of Nasrin and Abolala Soudavar
Object number2022.368
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
114 Islamic Art Gallery
On view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNone.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in Arabic in Kufic script as a framing band:
Glory, eternal life, dominion, splendor, honor, beatitude,
strength, nobility, sovereignty, increase, felicity,
and strength given to its owner forever
Inscription identical to Metropolitan Museum of Art mirror, 15.43.285, read and translated by Abdullah Ghouchani, 2010.
Glory, eternal life, dominion, splendor, honor, beatitude,
strength, nobility, sovereignty, increase, felicity,
and strength given to its owner forever
Inscription identical to Metropolitan Museum of Art mirror, 15.43.285, read and translated by Abdullah Ghouchani, 2010.
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