Khurasan inlaid ewer, 1300–1350

Overview

Cleveland attributes this twelve-sided brass ewer to Khurasan, Iran, in 1300–1350. Silver inlay accompanies relief lions, winged animals, sphinxes and human-headed calligraphy. The museum relates such vessels to court banquets and elite homes; this object’s original owner is unknown.

Hagop Kevorkian sold it to Cleveland in 1945. Earlier custody, maker and findspot are unrecorded.

History & identity

Maker unrecorded.

Sources & representation

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   Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue: Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Human-Headed Inscriptions (1945.27)

   Cleveland Museum of Art

   Undated online publication; manufacture date and record timestamps are separate.

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1. Primary institutional object recordTwelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Human-Headed Inscriptions — Cleveland Museum of Art 1945.27Research access: 2026-10-21

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