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Ewer, ca. 1180–1210; Seljuq period (1040–1196)
Attributed to Khurasan, Iran
Brass, cast, repoussé, inlaid with silver and bitumen; H: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm) Diam 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1944 (44.15)
One of the finest and most elaborate 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. Its attribution to the late 12th century is supported by a very similar object that is dated 1181, presently in a museum in Tblisi, Georgia.