File:Clevelandart 1956.11.jpg
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Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili: Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner
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Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner |
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| Description |
The lavish silver inlaid surface features a wide band displaying medallions with scenes of court and daily life and an inscription band on the shoulder, written in plaited and animated kufic (angular) script, extending good fortune, generosity, and charitable giving to the owner. This celebrated ewer is dated 1223 and signed by the master craftsman Ahmad al-Dhaki of Mosul. |
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| Date | 1223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brass inlaid with silver; lid and base added later |
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| Dimensions | Diameter: 26.6 cm (10 1/2 in.); Overall: 37.9 cm (14 15/16 in.); Diameter of base: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Islamic Art |
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1956.11 |
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| Place of creation | Iraq, possibly Mosul, Zangid or Artugid Period, 13th Century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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