Title: Animal-Shaped Spit Rest
Object type: Stand
Date: 9th–10th century
Medium: Steatite; carved
Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
W. 4 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
D. 2 in. 5.1 cm)
Classification: Stone
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1937
Geography: Probably from Nishapur   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals