- Title
- Ewer
- Date Made
- 17th-18th century
- Medium
- Repoussé and cast brass
- Dimensions
- 10 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (26.99 x 16.51 x 19.05 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.89.101.3
- Collecting Area
- South and Southeast Asian Art
- Curatorial Notes
This elegant ewer was originally used to dispense either ritual libations of consecrated beer or oblations of holy water. Made of repoussé and cast brass. it has a splayed foot, teardrop decagonal body, tall waisted neck with a ring molding, flat horizontal lid with a scrolling vine on its outer edge, and a short spout adorned with an elephant, jackals, and flying celestials (kinnara; see M.87.279.3, AC1992.271.1, and M.2001.1). The shoulders are embellished with a lace-work floral collar. Around the middle of the body are ten lobed cartouches containing the ten of the twelve animal signs of the Sino-Tibetan astrological zodiac (see M.72.75.1). Around the base of the body are ten lobed cartouches containing additional animal signs alternating with floral motifs.
