Publication Date
Second half of the eighteenth century
Publication Place
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Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject
Camouflaged brass, tombac, casting brass and engraved decoration and string of thick yellow brass wire
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 33 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
MTW 1758
Record ID
object;EPM;uk;Mus22;29;ar
Library Location
Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date
Second half of the eighteenth century
Notes
The jug is unusual in that the mouthpiece and stopper of the pourer are both spark-twisted, allowing them to be securely held in place. This suggests that their purpose was more than simply preventing insects from entering and contaminating the contents, but they were intended to reduce evaporation, a factor that led to these vessels being called zamzamiyat, after Zamzam water. The slightly flat sides also allow the jug to be carried while hanging from the cleat on the riding saddle during the return trip from Hajj. The almost identical ewer in the Louvre Museum in Paris, which was displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi in March 2018, still contains a chain that allows the ewer to be hung from two rings on its sides, which is now missing in the Al-Khalili ewer.
Sample Text
“Zamzam Water Jug” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;29;ar
