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<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_front_PS2.jpg)
Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_front_PS2.jpg)
<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_front_PS2.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_front_PS2.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.66_view3.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.66_view3.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_profileleft_PS2.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_profileleft_PS2.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.66_view2.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.66_view2.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_profileright_PS2.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_profileright_PS2.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.66_view1.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.66_view1.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_acetate_bw.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_back_PS2.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_back_PS2.jpg)

<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_bw.jpg)

Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_bw.jpg)

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Vase in the Shape of a Harpy

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MEDIUM Ceramic, glaze
DATES ca. 1200
DIMENSIONS 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Islamic World
ACCESSION NUMBER 86.227.66
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
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CAPTION Vase in the Shape of a Harpy, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_front_PS2.jpg)
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<em>Vase in the Shape of a Harpy</em>, ca. 1200. Ceramic, glaze, 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.66_front_PS2.jpg)

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