Syrian - Beaker - Walters 4718 - View A
Summary
This work perhaps made as part of a set, dates from the Crusader period, when Islamic imagery, including inscriptions in Arabic, as seen here, was often combined with Christian themes. The composition includes a figure riding on a grey donkey modeled on the image of Christ entering Jerusalem.
Date
2016
Source
Walters Art Museum
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