Unknown
Ewer17th-18th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Ewer
Place Made: Nepal
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)
Credit Line: Museum Acquisition Fund
Accession Number: M.89.101.3
Classification: Furnishings
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.

Related Unframed

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Ewer
Place Made: Nepal
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)
Credit Line: Museum Acquisition Fund
Accession Number: M.89.101.3
Classification: Furnishings
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.