Ewer with Feline Handle

إبريق بمقبض سنّوري

Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 47.100.90.

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A bronze ewer inlaid with copper and silver, with a handle in the shape of a cat, Iran; seventh century, from early Sasanian-Islamic Khurasan. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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  1. Metropolitan Museum Open Access
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islam.museum contributors. “Ewer with Feline Handle”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/ibriq-qitt/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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