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Wash jug and wash bowl

XVIII century

National History Museum of Azerbaijan

National History Museum of Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan

Wash jug and wash bowl - water container. It was used for hand washing, ablution and as decorative items in interior decorations of houses. Usually, during ceremonies, a young boy or girl (a boy in male ceremonies, a girl in female ceremonies) was walking towards the guests with a wash jug in one hand, wash bowl in the other hand, a towel on the shoulder before and after meals, and serving the guests for them to wash their hands. The wash bowl was covered with netted lid so that the guests washing their hands did not see dirty water. Wash jug and wash bowl were engoldened.

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  • Title: Wash jug and wash bowl
  • Date Created: XVIII century
  • Location: Iravan
  • Physical Dimensions: Aftafa height: 41 cm. Height: 10 cm. Diameter: 31 cm.
  • Medium: Scribble. Iron
National History Museum of Azerbaijan

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