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| Keywords: Iranian - Jug - Walters 542334 - Profile.jpg This fine jug exemplifies the way that the style of Islamic metalwork was adapted for the European market It is decorated with arabesques but there are no medallions or inscriptions typical of Islamic design Once believed to have been produced in Venice by Muslim metalworkers this jug is now thought to come from Iran The signature on the inside lip reads Decorated by master Qasim late Other date century 15 late Medieval gilt on bronze with silver inlay with handle cm 18 3 14 12 3 diam accession number 54 2334 40692 Paul Garnier Collection Paris Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Joseph Brummer Sale New York May 11 1949 Part II lot 135 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 Translation Inside lip decorated by master Qasim World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 Venice and The Islamic World 827-1797 Venise et l'Orient Institut du Monde Arabe Paris Cedex 05; The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2006-2007 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
