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Ewer: O.24-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Bronze/copper alloy with green corrosion products over most of the surface. Cylindrical body with a horizontal depression at the top, flat shoulder with a curved edge, tall narrow neck with a basal collar, upward tilting open spout, and narrow strap handle flattened at the upper and lower ends where it is secured by rivets (one at each end). The junction of the neck and shoulder is decorated with a circle of raised points forming a star, and on each side of the neck there is an embossed seated lion (?).

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 28.5 cm
Width: 16.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

12th Century-13th Century
Circa 1100 CE - 1300 CE

Materials used in production

with green corrosion over most of the surface Copper alloy

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.24-1991
Primary reference Number: 14143
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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