An Islamic Bukharan-style brass and inlaid silver tea ewer jug of characteristic elongated form with a tear-shaped flattened body, that is finely engraved with flowers, tendrils and leaf motifs. Each side is cast with a two-tiered almond-shaped lozenge, the centers of which are engraved with interlocking tendrils against a hatched background. The flared foot is engraved with a repeated floral pattern. The domed lid is decorated with panels of openwork and is surmounted by a bud-like finial. The S-shaped handle is in the form of a stylized Makara with its mouth wide open as if trying to swallow the ewer. A fine example of Central Asian metalwork.