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Ewer

Iran, Nishapur or Uzbekistan, Samarqand, 10th century
Ceramics
Earthenware, underglaze painted
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (10.8 x 17.15 cm)
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost (M.2002.1.14)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Although we do not know what kind of liquid this vessel once held, we do know that it was meant for pouring but not into a cup....
Although we do not know what kind of liquid this vessel once held, we do know that it was meant for pouring but not into a cup. Rather the liquid would be poured directly into the user’s mouth without touching the lips to the spout. Arabic inscriptions on either side help establish its function and may even remind us of something in our own homes. It says: "Drink from it / Cheers" (or "To your health").
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  • 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.
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  • Komaroff, Linda. "Islamic Art Now and Then." In Islamic Art: Past, Present, Future, edited by Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom, 26-56. New Haven, New York, and London: Yale University Press, 2019.

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