Caption

Coffee pot, ; Arabic and Jewish cultural influences; beverage vessel cezve. Decoration: Hebrew inscriptions inlaid in copper, Star of Solomon motif, arabesque patterns. Hinged lid with hinge halfway down the handle; lid topped with a crescent. Inscriptions deciphered: reads drinking; in the hexagonal star Gan Eden, garden; in the cartouche for celebration; under the handle, in the Seal of Solomon/Star of David Mim from the word water. Early 20th century, Palestine. Vessel: height 15.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, diameter 8.7 cm., A metal pitcher with a conical base and a hinged lid sits against a plain light gray background; the pitcher shows a worn metallic finish in shades of brass, bronze, and dark brown with areas of silver and copper inlay forming decorative curving motifs and a central six-pointed star design on the body; the spout extends from the upper portion with a sculpted hinge and a small curved finial atop the lid, and the surface exhibits patina and slight scratches with reflections visible on the smooth tabletop beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_100

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Rights managed

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86.7Mb (1.4Mb) / 18.4in x 18.4in / 5506 x 5506 (300dpi)

Keywords

Coffee pot Arabic Jewish cultural influences beverage vessel cezve Decoration Hebrew inscriptions inlaid copper Star Solomon motif arabesque patterns Hinged lid hinge halfway down handle lid topped crescent Inscriptions deciphered reads drinking hexagonal star Gan Eden garden cartouche celebration under Seal Solomon David Mim word water Early 20th century Palestine Vessel height 15.5 cm width 15.5 cm diameter 8.7 cm metal pitcher conical base hinged lid sits plain light gray background pitcher worn metallic finish shades brass bronze dark brown areas silver copper inlay forming decorative curving motifs central six-pointed star design body spout extends upper portion sculpted hinge small curved finial atop surface exhibits patina slight scratches reflections visible smooth tabletop beneath .