Bronze Alloy Ewer, 1100 CE - 1200 CE
Quarternary Bronze
31 x 19.8 cm
12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
PF.7007
Ewer with squat spherical body on medium-sized cylindrical foot; simple strap handle with a small knob finial connects the body to a cylindrical neck, terminating in a flared spout. Three...
Ewer with squat spherical body on medium-sized cylindrical foot; simple strap handle with a small knob finial connects the body to a cylindrical neck, terminating in a flared spout. Three medallions in a row devide four bands of Kufic inscriptions around the body. Above the central medellion, decorated by a 12-petaled rosette, band with inscription with wheel-shaped decorations on either side. Narrow shoulder decorated by a row of abstract motifs.