The Alhambra Vase
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DatesManufactured: Manufactured 14th Century
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 155 x 80 cm Omkrets: Mått 202 cm
Inventory numberNMK 47
AcqusitionTransferred 1865 Drottningholm Palace
Other titlesTitle (sv): "Jarra" eller Alhambravasen. Granada, Spanien Title (en): The Alhambra Vase Label (sv): Alhambravasen
DescriptionDescription: The vase was long believed to have held the water Jesus turned into wine at the marriage at Cana. In the 1740s, it was considered to be from ancient Egypt. It is in fact a Muslim object from the 14th century, from the Alhambra palace in Granada. It came to Sweden as war booty from Prague in 1648 and was placed in the new library at Drottningholm in the 1740s, where the architect Carl Hårleman replaced a damaged part with a bronze dragon.
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