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Pitcher

ca. 1100–1150
Not on view
The griffins and lions decorating this pitcher attest to the popularity of Islamic designs on luxury goods made during the 1100s in southern Italy, where Byzantine, Muslim, and Western styles of art comfortably coexisted under the patronage of Norman kings.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pitcher
  • Date: ca. 1100–1150
  • Culture: South Italian
  • Medium: Copper alloy, cast
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/16 x 4 7/8 x 3 9/16 in. (8.7 x 12.4 x 9.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.1406
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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