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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1947.89
Title
Ewer with Cover
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1787-1788
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216580

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
36.83 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: inscr: Aisha Daughter of the late Abdallah Buldal

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Accession Year
1947
Object Number
1947.89
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The inscription on this ewer gives the date 1202 A.H. (A.D.1787-8) and the name of the owner, Aisha, daughter of the late Abdallah Buldal. It also has four illegible Hebrew inscriptions, two on each side. Indian metalwork was exported to the Levant during this era, and it is possible that these inscriptions were added there. (Notes from Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002.)

Exhibition History

  • Enter Ye the Garden: Prayer Rugs of Islam, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/26/1989 - 08/20/1989

Verification Level

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