Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, 7th century, Attributed to Iran, Bronze; cast, chased, and inlaid with copper, Max. H. 19 1/8 in. (48.5 cm); Max. Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21.1 cm), Metal, This ewer demonstrates a continuation of Parthian and Sasanian forms during the early Islamic period in Iran. The lobed forms represent mountains and the vertical lines surmounted by budlike shapes are probably plants
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Ewer, Feline-Shaped Handle, 7th century, Attributed, Iran, Bronze, cast, chased, inlaid, copper, Max, H, 19 1/8, 48.5 cm, Diam, 8 1/4, 21.1, Metal, ewer, demonstrates, continuation, Parthian, Sasanian forms, early Islamic, period, lobed, represent, mountains, vertical lines, surmounted, budlike shapes, plants
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