Antique copper water jar copper silver plated from the Middle East. Handmade antique copper water jar silver plated ancient Qajar  Safavid early 18th century Qajar Middle Eastern. The artist has skillfully engraved floral designs all around Dish. The green label on top part was an import tax imposed on luxury imports to Israel early 1950's.

Dimension diameter  15 cm X  30 cm approximately.

After the stone ages, mankind found a great use of metal. Such as copper dishes for daily use and many more instruments. The use of copper . brass. iron , silver and gold started as soon as the metal was found. There were abundant metal to find and make use of them. As time passed there was a great progress in producing a large variety of good and also in their designs. Each civilization introduced their knowledge and demand for the product. That is the flavor given to these items from their natal neighborhood. Vintage Middle East Dishes are found all over the world with their cultural finger prints. One can find Vintage Middle East Dishes from Egypt , Turkey , Lebanon , Israel and all over the middle East with different local variants  like hand hammering, silver or gold inlaid designs.