Is the Ewer of Saint Maurice D'agaune a Work of Sasanian Iran?
Mehmet Aga-Oglu
FOR almost a century constant attempts have been made to find proper place for the famous ewer of Saint Maurice d'Agaune in Valais artistic development two continents — Europe and Asia. But so far no agreement has arrived at by students concerning origin date this extraordinary monument mediaeval decorative art. This is mainly because stands somewhat isolated among known enameled works, both West East; that its history tied tradition connected with great personalities, Charlemagne Harun al-Rashid; above all confusion created contradictory divergences opinion.
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