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Vase of Monochrome Seljuk Ware Molded Decoration of Dancing Figures

12th century

Pottery, cobalt-blue glazed

10 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (26.67 × 15.88 cm)
Gift of Wilson P. Foss, Jr., Ph.B. 1913
1953.24.17
Culture: 
Islamic, Iranian
Period: 
Iran, Seljuk period (1037–1194)
Classification: 
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance: 

Parish Watson Collection; Wilson P. Foss Jr.; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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