COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.44.15
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MMA_.44.15
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Iranian
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Iranian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Ewer
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Ewer
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1180-1210
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ca. 1180-1210
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1180
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1180
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1210
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1210
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Repoussé brass inlaid with silver and bitumen
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Repoussé brass inlaid with silver and bitumen
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
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H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm), Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
44.15
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44.15
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1944
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Rogers Fund, 1944
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
One of the finest and most elaborately decorated metal objects of the Seljuq period, this ewer is decorated with many motifs popular on Seljuq art in general and on metalwork of this period in particular, including the signs of the zodiac, the "waq-waq" (animal-headed scroll) motif, harpies, and Arabic inscriptions in human-headed naskhi script.
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<P>One of the finest and most elaborately decorated metal objects of the Seljuq period, this ewer is decorated with many motifs popular on Seljuq art in general and on metalwork of this period in particular, including the signs of the zodiac, the "waq-waq" (animal-headed scroll) motif, harpies, and Arabic inscriptions in human-headed naskhi script.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is44.15.R.tif
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MMA_.is44.15.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false