Ewer with Protruding Lip, 8th century, Attributed to Iran, Bronze; cast, H. 11 in. ( cm), Metal, A common feature of ewers

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Ewer with Protruding Lip, 8th century, Attributed to Iran, Bronze; cast, H. 11 in. ( cm), Metal, A common feature of ewers made in the early Islamic period is the highly abstracted animal heads at each end of the handle. The protruding horizontal lip is also reminiscent of animal morphology and appears on ewers depicted on post-Sasanian silver plates

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