Publication Date
Twelfth century AH / eighteenth century AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Subject
Clay, foliated with gold, perhaps camouflaged with oil
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 16.8 سم ، القطر : 9.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1953.15
Record ID
object;EPM;de;Mus21;11;ar
Library Location
Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Date
Twelfth century AH / eighteenth century AD
Notes
This two-handed earthenware water jug is decorated with stamped patterns, gold-painted figures, and Arabic letters. Its long neck expands at the top, and it contains the remains of a pottery strainer from the inside. The curved base is decorated with a stamped floral pattern. The numerous types of decoration – gilding, geometric and floral stamps/prints divide the jug into a number of distinct sections of decoration. The gold plating on the jug is most likely oil paint. Some Arabic editions say that it was sealed with tin, a type of red clay believed to have a medicinal function in the Middle Ages, and it is most likely that the jug was used for such purposes.
Sample Text
"Water Jug" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;11;ar
