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title: Mongolian Yurt
author: Princeton University Art Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11302/mongolian-yurt/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mongolian Yurt

_Authored by Princeton University Art Museum_

## Image File

[![Mongolian Yurt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11302.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11302.jpg)

## Image Caption

A clay model of a [yurt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Yurt/) or Mongolian tent with a green leaf glaze. Made in [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) during the [Yuan Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Yuan_Dynasty/) (1260 – 1368 CE). Fine, cream-colored clay with leaf green glaze. h. 21.0 cm., diam. 27.0 cm. (8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.) From the Princeton University Art Museum in New Jersey, USA. Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, P. U. A. (2019, October 02). Mongolian Yurt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11302/mongolian-yurt/>
### Chicago
Museum, Princeton University Art. "Mongolian Yurt." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 02, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11302/mongolian-yurt/>.
### MLA
Museum, Princeton University Art. "Mongolian Yurt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11302/mongolian-yurt/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/23943) by **Princeton University Art Museum**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 02 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.