Ewer of copper and brass [1934.12.37 .1] with fluted lid [1934.12.37 .2]. [JMC 13/2/2019]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ewer of copper and brass [1934.12.37 .1] with fluted lid [1934.12.37 .2]. [JMC 13/2/2019]
Long description: Ewer [.1] and lid [.2] both of copper and brass. The base has a fluted design and on the body on one side in repoussé is a scene with a figure riding an elephant, on the other side a figure seated beneath a tree. The area below the lid and the lid itself are fluted. The handle is a dragon and the spout is appears out of a dragon's mouth. [ZM 25/2/2005]
Geographical reference: Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Person: Field collector Ellen Margaret Fitzadam-Ormiston; PRM source Ellen Margaret Fitzadam-Ormiston
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1905
Date collected: 1905
Acquisition information: Donated: 1934
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Decorated, Process Repoussé
Dimensions: Diameter: max 120 mm total, Diameter: max 120 mm, Diameter: max 90 mm, Height: max 345 mm total, Height: max 270 mm, Height: max 82 mm, Length: max 230 mm total including handle and spout, Length: max 230 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1934.12.37

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