Sujet

Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner, 1223. Creator: Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili (Iraq).

Légende

Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner, 1223. The lavish silver inlaid surface features a wide band displaying medallions with scenes of court and daily life and an inscription band on the shoulder, written in plaited and animated kufic (angular) script, extending good fortune, generosity, and charitable giving to the owner. This celebrated ewer is dated 1223 and signed by the master craftsman Ahmad al-Dhaki of Mosul.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19F92_286

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

72,5Mo (3,6Mo) / 39,0cm x 46,6cm / 4608 x 5501 (300dpi)

Mots clés

metalwork Irak 13ème siècle The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art Metalwork brass inlaid with silver brass inlaid with silver lid and base added later lid and base added later possibly Mosul Zangid or Artugid Period Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili (Iraq) Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili