Art Institute of Chicago
Water Filter with an Elephant Figure
Islamic; Fustat (now Cairo), Egypt
- Date
- Fatimid dynasty (969–1171), 11th/12th century
- Medium
- Earthenware with pierced and incised decoration
- Culture
- Old Cairo
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
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