Details
| Artist | Islamic, Turkish |
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| Date | between 1100 and 1200 |
| Medium | Leaded bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 1/4 × 3 5/8 inches (0.6 × 9.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | City of Detroit Purchase |
| Accession Number | 29.225 |
| Department | Islamic Art |
| On View | Islamic N120, Level 1 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Inscriptions | Inscribed, in Armenian, on the reverse: [Date (?) ] | [translated: St Gozman and | Damianos R] |
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Provenance
(Rudolf M. Riefstahl, Ferndale, Michigan, USA);
1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Baer, Eva. Sphinxes and Harpies in Medieval Islamic Art. Jerusalem, 1965, pl. XIX, no. 33 (ill.), pp. 16, 17 [suggests this form of harpy should be regarded as guardian against evil], pp. 48, 49 [different types of harpies described].