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Islamic ArtMetallate 15th– first quarter 16th century

Artwork Details

Title	Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
Medium	Brass; cast and turned, engraved, and inlaid with silver, gold, and black organic compound
Dimensions	Ht. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) Max. Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm) Diam. of Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) Diam. of base: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification	Metal
Department	Islamic Art
Date	late 15th– first quarter 16th century
Credit Line	Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Page	View at The Met

Provenance

City	probably Herat
Country	present-day Afghanistan

Artifacts from probably Herat, present-day Afghanistan

1485–90Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

17th centuryCarpet

late 12th–early 13th centuryEwer with Falconer in Repoussé

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 444607