Ewer with Inscription, Horsemen, and Vegetal Decoration

`Umar ibn al-Hajji Jaldak

dated A.H. 623/1226 CE · Brass; inlaid with silver and black compound · Islamic Art

This lavishly decorated object is inscribed around the neck: "Made by 'Umar ibn al-Hajji Jaldak, the apprentice of Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Naqqash al-Mawsili in the year 623 [1226 A.D.]." Ahmad al-Mawsili, originally from Mosul in Upper Mesopotamia, was a famous metalworker who had a number of pupils.

Artist

`Umar ibn al-Hajji Jaldak

Date

dated A.H. 623/1226 CE

Medium

Brass; inlaid with silver and black compound

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891