Ewer

644 AH/AD 1246-1247 (Crusader)

31.8 cm 44.5 cm 16.5 cm

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The artist of this ewer included his signature around the base of the vessel’s neck. Yunus ibn (son of) Yusuf names himself al-naqqash (artist or designer). He also claims the name al-Mawsili, meaning “from Mosul,” thus connecting his identity and his work with the city (in pr...

Artifact

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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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