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Collection Online as of October 1, 2023

Mortar

1100s-1200s

Iran, Seljuq Period, 12th-13th Century

Cast bronze with incised decoration

Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); Overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); Diameter of rim: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mrs. R. E. Petrequin 1992.190

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

Thulth inscription on the Base, undeciphered

Provenance
?-1992
Mrs. R. E. [Barbara] Petrequin [1917-2003], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1992-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 80, no. 2, 1993, pp. 38–79. Mentioned: p. 76, no. 357 www.jstor.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.190