File:Ewer birds Louvre MR333.jpg

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Object

Artist

Unknown

Object type

Ewer

Description

English: Ewer with birds, given by Roger II of Sicily to Theobald II, Count of Champagne, who donated it to the royal abbey of St Denis ca. 1150. Body: rock crystal (Fatimid art, late 10th century–early 11th century); lid: filigreed gold (Italy, 11th century).

Français : Aiguière à décor d'oiseaux, donné par fr:Roger II de Sicile à Thibaut IV de Blois qui en fit don à l’abbaye de Saint-Denis vers 1150. Corps : cristal de roche (art fatimide de la fin du Xe siècle ou du début du XIe) ; couvercle : filigrane d'or (Italie centrale ou méridionale, XIe siècle).

Date

from 1000 until 1015 / 12^th century

Medium

rock crystal and filigree gold

Dimensions

Height: 24 cm (9.4 in). Width: 13.5 cm (5.3 in).

Current location

( Inventory) Louvre Museum

	Native name	Musée du Louvre
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 37.42″ N, 2° 20′ 15.36″ E
	Established	1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority control	WorldCat

This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Islamic Art).

Accession number

MR 333

Credit line

1793: transferred to Louvre Museum from Treasure of the abbey of St Denis

References

Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 33451

Permission
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Photograph

Date

2006

Photographer

Marie-Lan Nguyen

Source

Own work

Permission
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