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Ewer

Description: This ewer with geometric and floral designs, exemplifies a group of cast brass ewers, which may belong to the earliest known examples of Islamic metalwork. It is distinguished by its pear-shaped body, elegant palmette handle, and vegetal designs in bold relief.

Artist: Anonymous (Iranian)
Created: 7th-8th century
Medium: brass with copper inlay
Dimensions: 14 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 in. (37.2 x 20 x 17.8 cm)

Period: late Sassanian-early Islamic

Country: Iran

Style: late Sassanide-early Islamic

Provenance: F. R. Martin, Stockholm, Sweden; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
Accession No. 54.457