Publication Date
XI century
Publication Place
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Bumler Group
Subject
Bronze, cast, engraved, hammered on the reverse
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 25.5 سم ، العرض : 14.6 سم ، الوزن : 0.85 كغ
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
BC 6100
Record ID
object;EPM;de;Mus23;10;ar
Library Location
Bumler Group
Date
XI century
Notes
According to the inscription on a large number of jugs of this type, this group can be attributed to a craftsman called Ahmed or a workshop associated with him. The distinctive feature of this group of jugs cast in bronze is the distinctive pear-shaped body with a splayed foot, the neck with a long end, and the spherical upper part with joints to hold the lid and the pourer in the shape of a large beak. The shape of the composition results from the combination of shapes that originate from the different functions of the pieces: oil lamps are connected to a spherical vase, and both pieces are connected to a handle with an angular cross-section surrounded by a rhombic thumb-shaped rest and a leaf-shaped protrusion on the lower end. In total, there are 30 jugs of this type known to date, and there are twelve pieces of them bearing the inscription of the word “Ahmed’s work” and they are all signed in this group. The current jug belongs to a group with a band consisting of two rows of cavities around the widest part of the body. In addition, there are three triangular-shaped medallions with three-part floral decoration engraved above the double row of recesses. The context in which the 15 pieces found in archaeological excavations were discovered indicates production originating from or close to the Ferghana Valley. Bronze hoards were found at Budrak - a medieval city in Saganyan in south-eastern Uzbekistan that contained jugs of this type and a mortar signed by Ahmed. This is probably the production site from which Ahmed's jugs were distributed.
Sample Text
"Ewer" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus23;10;ar
