Name/Title
Laver and basinEntry/Object ID
K_0768Tags
storageDescription
The pot consists of a round, tiered base and an onion-shaped body. A large, cylindrical arched handle, on which the diamond-shaped water-filling opening opens. A long curved spoit and a long handle stand on a round bowl basin, with a wide sliced border and cover, with a small pierced plate over its opening. The surface is entirely decorated with damascene and engraving works. Both sides of the bulbous laver are decorated with mosque towers, canopies, and the inscriptions "For Passover" and "On the washing of hands" (Description translated from Hebrew with Google Translate).Made/Created
Place
City
DamascusCountry
SyriaRegion
Middle EastContinent
AsiaNotes
Date made: early 20th cenutryDimensions
Height
39.5 cmWidth
37.5 cm
