Flask with Zodiac medallions, Iran, KashanThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtThis vessel takes the form o
Flask with Zodiac medallions, Iran, KashanThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtThis vessel takes the form of a pilgrim’s flask, which has four lugs to attach cords for carrying it. All twelve of the Zodiac signs appear on its molded medallions, but the fact that Gemini and Sagittarius appear in the center suggest that it was made to commemorate a specific event, perhaps a marriage or the birth of a child. -- source link
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