Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ewer
|
AMICA ID:
|
MMA_.38.40.240
|
|
AMICA Library Year:
|
2002
|
|
Object Type:
|
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
|
|
Description:
|
This is a remarkably elaborate and fine example of a little-known type of ewer. Worthy of special note is the pomegranate finial on the handle; the cursive inscription on the shoulder?an unusual feature at this period, when most inscriptions are in kufic; and the scene on the body , which includes a man and a saluki chasing a hare, and a man fighting a lion. All are set against a background of circular, spiraling floral scrolls.
|
|
Creator Nationality:
|
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
|
|
Creator Dates/Places:
|
Iran
|
|
Creator Name-CRT:
|
Found at the Tepe Madraseh, Nishapur
|
|
Title:
|
Ewer
|
|
View:
|
Principal view
|
|
Creation Date:
|
11th century
|
|
Creation Start Date:
|
1000
|
|
Creation End Date:
|
1099
|
|
Materials and Techniques:
|
Bronze, cast and engraved
|
|
Creation Place:
|
Found at the Tepe Madraseh, Nishapur
|
|
Dimensions:
|
H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)
|
|
AMICA Contributor:
|
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
|
|
Owner Location:
|
New York, New York
|
|
ID Number:
|
38.40.240
|
|
Credit Line:
|
Rogers Fund, 1938
|
|
Copyright:
|
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
|
|
Rights:
|
|
|
Related Image Identifier Link:
|
MMA_.h1_38.40.240.tif
|