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Brass kettle ewerIndia, 16th century

 

Brass kettle ewer
India, 16th century

the spirally fluted compressed globular body with raised beaded ribs in between bands of stylised lotus leaves, the gently s-shaped hexagonal spout engraved with lilies and ending in a dragon head terminal, the hollow handle with centrally placed lidded opening
22.5cm high

A similar example is illustrated in Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London 1997, no 206

 
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