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Ex.Coll.HC.C.1922.06.(TC), Bowl with a Lion

Ex.Coll.HC.C.1922.06.(TC), Bowl with a Lion

Ex-Collection, House Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Museum

Persian, eleventh–twelfth century

Glazed terracotta, 38.1 cm x 38.1 cm (15 in. x 15 in.)

The Blisses acquired this bowl in New York from the dealer Georges Demotte in 1922 for $6,500, and sold it to Karekin Beshir, Ltd., New York, on March 23, 1954, for $1,250.