Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes · Islam Museum

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Overview

A perforated ceramic ewer dated 612 AH / 1215–1216 CE, decorated with harabiyya creatures and wings, Iran; one of the finest pieces of Kashan ceramics. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

Sources

Metropolitan Museum Open Access

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islam.museum contributors. “Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/ibriq-harabish/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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