Blacas Ewer
Mosul, 1232 AD
Side 5
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Camel archer & lady
A scene from the Persian epic poem the Shahnama representing Bahram Gur shooting an arrow while Azadeh plays the harp on the back of his camel.
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Title: The Blacas ewer
Description: Brass ewer; engraved and inlaid with silver and copper. Made of sheet brass hammered to form a faceted body. Inscription and panels with various figural images (e.g. hunting, battles, courtly entertainment) on a background filled with geometrical patterns. Panels with common outline and linked and lobed frame. Top and part of shoulder of ewer damaged.
Culture/period: Middle Islamic
Date: April 1232 (Rajab 629 AH)
Production place: Mosul, northern Iraq
Materials: brass with silver & copper inlay
Technique: inlaid, engraved
Dimensions:
Height: 30.4 centimetres
Width: 22 centimetres
Depth: 21.5 centimetres
Inscriptions:
Inscription Language: Arabic
Inscription Transliteration: Shuja` ibn Man`a al-Mausili
Inscription Comment: name of maker
British Museum 1866,1229.61