The Pitti Ewer
Item
Title
The Pitti Ewer
Description
The Pitti Ewer that currently resides in Florence was made in Egypt during the Fatimid period for the purpose of storing luxury drinks. The ewer is made of rock crystal which is a type of quartz that is extremely rare and valuable.
Creator
Unknown
Temporal Coverage
1,000-1,008 A.D.
Spatial Coverage
Fatimid
Type
Image
Date Created
2015-12-15
Source
Anna Contadini, “Facets of Light: The Case of Rock Crystals” in God Is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth : Light in Islamic Art and Culture, ed. Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015), 126-127.
Contributor
Morgan Seymour
Rights
Inv. No. 1917
