Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

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    • Ewer, 13th century (1226)
    Iraq or Syria
    Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver

    H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Diam. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm)
    Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.586)

    This lavishly decorated object is inscribed around the neck: "Made by cUmar ibn al-Hajji Jaldak, the apprentice of Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Naqqash al-Mawsili in the year 623 [1226 A.D.]." Ahmad al-Mawsili, originally from Mosul in Upper Mesopotamia, was a famous metalworker who had a number of pupils.

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  • Ewer, 13th century (1226)
    Iraq or Syria
    Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver

    H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Diam. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm)
    Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 (91.1.586)