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Summary
Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili: Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner
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| Title |
Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner |
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metal artwork  |
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| Description |
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. |
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| Date | 1223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brass inlaid with silver; lid and base added later |
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| Dimensions | Diameter: 26.6 cm (10 1/2 in.); Overall: 37.9 cm (14 15/16 in.); Diameter of base: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Islamic Art |
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1956.11 |
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| Place of creation | Iraq, possibly Mosul, Zangid or Artugid Period, 13th Century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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