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Mughal Copper Ewer
Deccan, India
16th-17th century
height: 38cm
This tall copper ewer with its rich, deep red-chocolate patina has obvious great age. Made from beaten and cast copper it has a long, globular body etched to suggest
ribs or gadoons and sits on a low, slightly flared concave foot. The long spout is etched with a geometric zig-zag pattern, as is the neck. The neck has a flattened,
bulbous segment that is also etched. The handle has been cast with a deep spiral design. The lid is missing.
The shape of the ewer is similar to sixteenth century Turkish and Persian examples. The zig-zag design on the spout and body is found on several extant 16th and 17th
century examples. (For this, see Zebrowski, M., Gold, Silver & Bronze From Mughal India, Alexandria Press, 1997 - illustrations 210, 214, 223.) This motif is based on
the scales of a cobra, a stylistic device often encountered in Mughal, Deccan and other Islamic architecture in northern India to decorate columns and even guttering.
Inventory no.: 695
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Mughal Copper Ewer
Deccan, India
16th-17th century
height: 38cm
This tall copper ewer with its rich, deep red-chocolate patina has obvious great age. Made from beaten and cast copper it has a long, globular body etched to suggest
ribs or gadoons and sits on a low, slightly flared concave foot. The long spout is etched with a geometric zig-zag pattern, as is the neck. The neck has a flattened,
bulbous segment that is also etched. The handle has been cast with a deep spiral design. The lid is missing.
The shape of the ewer is similar to sixteenth century Turkish and Persian examples. The zig-zag design on the spout and body is found on several extant 16th and 17th
century examples. (For this, see Zebrowski, M., Gold, Silver & Bronze From Mughal India, Alexandria Press, 1997 - illustrations 210, 214, 223.) This motif is based on
the scales of a cobra, a stylistic device often encountered in Mughal, Deccan and other Islamic architecture in northern India to decorate columns and even guttering.
Inventory no.: 695
This Item is available - Ask about this item
Snake skin motifs in marble on the Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
Detail on a column at Fatehpur Sakti,
the Mughal capial founded in 1571
and which predates Delhi.
the Mughal capial founded in 1571
and which predates Delhi.