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Bowl with Griffin

Unknown Artist

Animated animals such as this griffin and robust palmette scrolls characterize the bold designs that often appear on dark manganese backgrounds in Garrus ware.

Credit: Dudley P. Allen Fund

1100s

Earthenware with underglaze slip-painted decoration

6.6 x 16.7 cm

1925.1182

Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023

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