Faucet with Peacock Spigot and Lion-Headed Spout / Artist Unknown, Iran

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Accession Number
1959/1.114
Title
Faucet with Peacock Spigot and Lion-Headed Spout
Artist Nationality
Iranian
Medium and Support
bronze
Object Creation Date
12th century
Object Creation Place
Middle East (general region)
Iran (nation)
Creation Place 1
Middle East (general region)
Creation Place 2
Iran (nation)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Dimensions
28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Metalwork
Physical Description
This large bronze faucet features a peacock spigot and a lion-headed spout.
Subject Matter
Since Antiquity artists in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East had produced bronze vessels in the shape of animals to hold liquids, or to serve as incense burners, oil lamps, and even fountains. Although the manufacture of such vessels lapsed in Western Europe during the early Middle Ages, this Syrian faucet decorated with animals eloquently testifies to the unbroken continuity of these traditions in lands around the Mediterranean under Islamic rule. The large scale of the faucet suggests that it might have originally served as part of a fountain.
Primary Keywords
bronze (metal)
lions
peacocks
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1959/1.114
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"Faucet with Peacock Spigot and Lion-Headed Spout; Artist Unknown, Iran." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-1.114/1959_1.114.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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