- Title
- Jug
- Date Made
- 13th century
- Medium
- Bronze, cast and engraved
- Dimensions
- Height: 8 7/8 in. (22.54 cm); Diameter: 7 in. (17.78 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2002.1.586
- Collecting Area
- Art of the Middle East: Islamic
- Curatorial Notes
The remarkable simplicity of this bronze ewer draws attention to its elegantly balanced shape, mirrorlike surface, and minimal decoration: an engraved line at its mouth and the top of the body. Despite its seeming unpretentiousness, the ewer would have been considered a luxury object due to its high level of craftsmanship and its fabrication in metal, a costly material.
