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Water jug in the shape of a Dragon (sketch of artefact)

Title: Water jug in the shape of a Dragon
Medium: Pen on paper
Dimensions: Size A3
Date: October 2007
Comments: An exhibit in the Hamburg Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe (Museum of Arts and Crafts).

This water jug in the form of a man-eating dragon is influenced by decorative elements of Islamic art which became known in the West because of the Crusades.

Compare these examples of Islamic art:

Incense Burner in the shape of a Bird   Incense Burner in the shape of a Peacock



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