Up for sale is an extremely rare, interesting and important Indian brass ewer with traces of greenish-black lac inlay. This elegant Ewer (or water pitcher) was made around 1680 during the Mughal Dynasty. Ornate flower designs completely cover its surface, typical of Mughal decoration. A ewer like this was always used with a matching basin, since the water inside was for washing your hands. Hand washing is part of a religious ritual in many parts of the Islamic world. Water for washing hands is also customarily provided to guests as a form of polite greeting. Objects like this ewer were highly esteemed, not only for their beauty, but their importance to life – in parts of the world where water is hard to obtain, a water pitcher is worthy of praise. Artists celebrated ewers by painting them in graceful floral calligraphy, and they even inspired poems. This ewer is Heavy and massive. This type of ewers are part of many museums collections. Please look at the images I added as References form. Height: 33.5cm (13.2) – Please see the image. Width: 27cm (10.63) – Please see the image. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\India”. The seller is “sabi-shaylan” and is located in this country: IL. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Primary Material: Brass
- Type: Pot
- Color: Green
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Region of Origin: India
- Age: Pre-1800