Ewer

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Ewer

Possibly Egypt, 8th-9th century
Metal
Bronze
Height: 10 in. (25.40 cm)
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2002.1.9)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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Ewers such as this one were known throughout the Mediterranean region and Iran, testifying to the common forms shared across the newly established Islamic empire. The curving S-shaped handle is decorated with an animal-shaped thumb rest that is most likely a baboon. Similar animals of this type shown in profile also appear on Egyptian textiles from this period.
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Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.
  • Markel, Stephen. Mughal and Early Modern Metalware from South Asia at LACMA: An Online Scholarly Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020. https://archive.org/details/mughal-metalware (accessed September 7, 2021).
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