This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in:English, Arabic. Name of Object:Lidded brass jug inlaid with silver Location:Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah) Holding Museum:Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation About Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, Sharjah Date of Object:Hegira 6th – early 7th century / AD 12th – early 13th century Museum Inventory Number:SM 1996 – 109 Period / Dynasty:Seljuq Provenance:Eastern Iran, Khurasan Description:This facetted sheet metal jug is a typical example of the Khurasan school of metalwork. It has been hammered into shape, before having its body incised and partly silver-inlaid. The decorative scheme combines benedictory Arabic inscriptions with figural cartouches showing sphinxes – cosmic and solar symbols in Persian popular culture – and birds. Citation of this web page:"Lidded brass jug inlaid with silver" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;26;en
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