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Object

Artist	Unknown
Object type	Ewer
Description	English: Ewer with birds, given by Roger II of Sicily to Theobald II, Count of Champagne, who donated it to the royal abbey of St Denis ca. 1150. Body: rock crystal (Fatimid art, late 10th century–early 11th century); lid: filigreed gold (Italy, 11th century). Français : Aiguière à décor d'oiseaux, donné par fr:Roger II de Sicile à Thibaut IV de Blois qui en fit don à l’abbaye de Saint-Denis vers 1150. Corps : cristal de roche (art fatimide de la fin du Xe siècle ou du début du XIe) ; couvercle : filigrane d'or (Italie centrale ou méridionale, XIe siècle).
Date	from 1000 until 1015 / 12th century
Medium	rock crystal and filigree gold
Dimensions	Height: 24 cm (9.4 in). Width: 13.5 cm (5.3 in).
Current location	( Inventory) Louvre Museum   Native name Musée du Louvre Location Paris Coordinates 48° 51′ 37.42″ N, 2° 20′ 15.36″ E    Established 1793 Website www.louvre.fr Authority control WorldCat
	This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Islamic Art).
Accession number	MR 333
Credit line	1793: transferred to Louvre Museum from Treasure of the abbey of St Denis
References	Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 33451
Permission ( Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. This work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.

Photograph

Date	2006
Photographer	Marie-Lan Nguyen
Source	Own work
Permission ( Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

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