Title: Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes
Object type: Ewer
Date: dated 612 AH/1215–16 CE
Medium: Stonepaste; openwork, underglaze-painted, glazed in transparent turquoise
Dimensions: H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Diam.  6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Wt. 36.2 oz. (1026.4 g)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1932
Geography: Attributed to Kashan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures, term: Sphinx, term: Cheetahs, term: Deer, term: Dogs