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Description: | Large iron damascened ewer with various designs including floral, and some possibly Chinese characters. The ewer has a long, pronounced pouring lip, and a handle that is long and undecorated on the inside. The neck is rounded with a bulge at the front which leads to the lip. The main body is bulbous in shape.
Much of the decoration has been raised and it is on this raised surface that koftgari work of silver and gold has been applied.
XRF analysis of the base is consistent with bronze (with many trace elements indicative of recycled metal), although on close inspection the base appears to be copper plated with tin. The base is riveted to a bowl which is soldered to the main body. The finish of the base and bowl is not consistent with the rest of the object and these elements may be later additions.
caption: General view of Whole of Horniman Museum object no 28.1.48/3
caption: Top view of Whole of Horniman Museum object no 28.1.48/3
caption: General view of label of Horniman Museum object no 28.1.48/3
caption: Detail view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 28.1.48/3 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | bronze ewers (toilet articles) copper silver gold iron Health and Healing | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-70269 | Go to resource |
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