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A pre-Islamic jug with female figures
(إبريق قبل الإسلام ذو شخوص من النساء)

Title	A pre-Islamic jug with female figures
Title Original	إبريق قبل الإسلام ذو شخوص من النساء
Publication Date:	5th - 7th century AD
Publication Place	- Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Subject	Silver camouflage, embossed and hammered
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 16.5 سم ، قطر الفوهة : 5 سم ، القطر : 10 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1990.62
Record ID	object;EPM;de;Mus21;28;ar
Library Location	Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Date	5th - 7th century AD
Notes	This silver-plated ewer was made in pre-Islamic times during the rule of the Sassanian dynasty. There are four dancing girls drawn on the body of the pear-shaped vessel, each of which carries a souvenir. The women are framed by arches decorated with relief patterns and accompanied by birds. The neck of the bowl is decorated with a pattern of grape leaves. Icons of female dancers are often associated with the women of Bacchus, who were the protégés of the god Dionysus in Greek mythology. Since the vessel is from the Sasanian family era, the connection with Greek mythology is uncertain. It has been said that the shape of the dancing figures originates from an Iranian religious cult of the goddess Anahita, where the jug could have been used to serve wine at court celebrations or religious occasions. But there is no evidence to support this hypothesis.
Sample Text	“Pre-Islamic jug with female figures” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;28;ar

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A pre-Islamic jug with female figures

(إبريق قبل الإسلام ذو شخوص من النساء)

Publication Date 5th - 7th century AD

Publication Place - Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Subject Silver camouflage, embossed and hammered

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 16.5 سم ، قطر الفوهة : 5 سم ، القطر : 10 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1990.62

Record ID object;EPM;de;Mus21;28;ar

Library Location Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Date 5th - 7th century AD

Notes This silver-plated ewer was made in pre-Islamic times during the rule of the Sassanian dynasty. There are four dancing girls drawn on the body of the pear-shaped vessel, each of which carries a souvenir. The women are framed by arches decorated with relief patterns and accompanied by birds. The neck of the bowl is decorated with a pattern of grape leaves. Icons of female dancers are often associated with the women of Bacchus, who were the protégés of the god Dionysus in Greek mythology. Since the vessel is from the Sasanian family era, the connection with Greek mythology is uncertain. It has been said that the shape of the dancing figures originates from an Iranian religious cult of the goddess Anahita, where the jug could have been used to serve wine at court celebrations or religious occasions. But there is no evidence to support this hypothesis.

Sample Text “Pre-Islamic jug with female figures” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;28;ar