
Twelve-Sided Ewer (1300-1350 CE)
Made between 1300 and 1350 CE, this brass ewer from Iran’s Ilkhanid period bears silver-inlaid sphinxes and human-headed script.

Artifacts from the Ilkhanid period (c. 1256–1353 CE), a dynamic era of Mongol rule in Persia marked by vibrant manuscript illumination, intricate ceramics, and cultural synthesis.

Made between 1300 and 1350 CE, this brass ewer from Iran’s Ilkhanid period bears silver-inlaid sphinxes and human-headed script.