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Source Description
This utensil is in the form of a kovsh, a boat-shaped drinking vessel. Both the spout in the shape of a monstrous bat with spreading wings and the handle terminating in a bust of a Kazan warrior have been cast in silver. The border of interlace is studded with cabochon rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and moonstones.
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Document identity
localId
14310
label
Kovsh
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
14310
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kovsh
description
This utensil is in the form of a kovsh, a boat-shaped drinking vessel. Both the spout in the shape of a monstrous bat with spreading wings and the handle terminating in a bust of a Kazan warrior have been cast in silver. The border of interlace is studded with cabochon rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and moonstones.
provenance
Shreve, Crump & Low Co., Boston [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Leroy Lipman, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1962, by gift.
date
1899-1908
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
cups (drinking vessels)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.5
height
44.4
dimensionsRaw
8 7/16 x 17 1/2 in. (21.5 x 44.4 cm)
Source extras
med
silver (84 zolotnik), rubies, sapphires, emeralds, moonstones
creator_ids
1921
4493
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2062
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7e4a37ee1f1106bd
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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59c06573a2eb8c09
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no
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no