Blacas ewer
إبريق بلاكاس
A silver-inlaid brass ewer from Mosul made in 629 AH/1232 CE by Shuja' ibn Man'a al-Mawsili; a masterpiece of Mosul metalwork in the British Museum.
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A brass ewer inlaid with silver, made in Mosul in 629 AH / 1232 CE for Shuja' ibn Mun'a al-Mawsili; one of the masterpieces of Mosul metalwork. In the British Museum. 1
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islam.museum contributors. “Blacas ewer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/ibriq-blacas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.