Lid with a Lion attacking a Bull

Unknown

12th century · Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed · Islamic Art

This unglazed earthenware fragment was most likely used as the lid of a large cooking pot. The molded scene depicts a lion attacking a bull, and the feet at the bottom indicate that a similar scene was repeated on the other half of the lid.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th century

Medium

Earthenware; molded decoration, unglazed

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1938