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Overview
This one-piece bronze ewer combines a rounded body, low foot, narrow molded neck and high loop handle. An elephant head with raised trunk forms the spout; a mahout sits above it. The vessel stands 21 cm high; its maker is unnamed.
Cleveland compares regional excavated vessels when dating it to the first century CE; this object has no recorded findspot. Side holes were restored after acquisition, while the missing bottom remains unrestored.
History & identity
Early Kushan
Sources & representation
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Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue: Ewer with Spout in the Form of an Elephant with a Mahut (1982.66)
Undated online publication; manufacture date and record timestamps are separate.
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- Primary institutional object recordEwer with Spout in the Form of an Elephant with a Mahut — Cleveland Museum of Art 1982.66Research access: 2026-10-21
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