Bronze Ewer
Nepal, 18th/19th century
height: 25 cm
This ewer of footed, bulbous form is
surmounted by a curved, ridged neck and
flaring rim, the spout issuing from a collared
head of a makara; makaras being sea
monsters that balance the universe on their
backs as they move through the cosmic ocean,
in Indian-Tibetan cosmology. They have the
jaws of a crocodile, the paws of a lion and the
trunk of an elephant.
Ewers such as this one were used in Nepal to
serve wine.
Inventory no.: 46
Nepal, 18th/19th century
height: 25 cm
This ewer of footed, bulbous form is
surmounted by a curved, ridged neck and
flaring rim, the spout issuing from a collared
head of a makara; makaras being sea
monsters that balance the universe on their
backs as they move through the cosmic ocean,
in Indian-Tibetan cosmology. They have the
jaws of a crocodile, the paws of a lion and the
trunk of an elephant.
Ewers such as this one were used in Nepal to
serve wine.
Inventory no.: 46
