Sujet
Pottery water filter
Légende
Pottery water filter, They were placed in the necks of water bottles. The holes helped evaporation keeping the water cool and preventing insects from falling in. The peacock design is a symbol of good life. Egypt. Islamic. Fatimid period, 909 1171 AD.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Fribourg
Date
26 mars 2010
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A20_124
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
41,2Mo (1,6Mo) / 29,5cm x 35,0cm / 3482 x 4134 (300dpi)