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Name of Object:

Arab Vase

Name in original language:

Jarrón Árabe recientemente adquirido por el Museo

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

National Archaeological Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Arqueológico Nacional

Date of Object:

1875

Author:

Drawing by Francisco Contreras; chromolithograph: Mariano Fuster

Inventory Number:

MAN31325/VI/FD00012

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper; lithograph

Dimensions:

44,70 x 31,5 cm

Provenance:

Madrid

Description:

Drawing of a vase known as "The Alhambra vase". The ceramic vase is a good example of the development of the Nasrid workshops. This vase came from the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Hornos (Jaén) and it was acquired by the National Museum of Archaeology in 1875. This type of vase is very rare and few of them have survived.

Citation of this web page:

"Arab Vase" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;77;en

Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 077

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