What makes this seemingly simple drinking vessel rebellious?

"It’s actually a celebration of the exalted status of being drunk."

"It's actually a celebration of the exalted status of being drunk."

Curator Martina Rugiadi on a "Cup with a Poem on Wine," with a poem by Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi.

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Photography by Anna-Marie Kellen

Poem recited by Abdullah Gouchani

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Cup with a Poem on Wine, Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi, Silver; fire-gilded, hammered, chased
Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi
second half 10th–11th century