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Water Jar
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Water Jar

Artist
Dateabout 1600
Mediumbronze with a dark patina
Dimensions24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954.133
DescriptionDark patina. Elephant head handles with long curved trunks. Four vertical bands of inscription about body at bottom, two flower motifs below band of decoration at top. Serrated edge at bottom.
ProvenanceEstate of Wilder D. Bancroft, Ithaca, New York.
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