Inkwell with twelve Zodiac medallions, late 12th–early 13th century, Attributed to Iran, Brass; cast, inlaid with silver and copper, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metal, The twelve signs of the zodiac are arranged around the surface of the vessel in groups of four, each surrounding a central medallion with a horsemen or a falconer. Virgo (al-sunbula, 'ear of corn') is the only sign of the Zodiac whose iconography is very different from that of Western cycles
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Inkwell, twelve Zodiac medallions, late 12th–early 13th century, Attributed, Iran, Brass, cast, inlaid, silver, copper, H, 2 3/8, 6 cm, Metal, twelve, signs, zodiac, arranged, surface, vessel, groups, four, surrounding, central medallion, horsemen, falconer, Virgo, al-sunbula, ear, corn, sign, Zodiac, iconography, different, Western cycles
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