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kovsh
Sign in to savethumbnail|right|A kovsh by Vasilli Matveev Kunkin from 1758; in the collection of the Walters Art Museum The Kovsh is a traditional drinking vessel or ladle from Russia. It is oval-shaped like a boat with a single handle and may be shaped like a water bird or a Norse longship. Originally the Kovsh was made from wood and used to serve and drink mead, with specimens excavated from as early as the tenth century. Metal Kovsh began to appear around the 14th century, although it also continued to be carved out of wood and was frequently brightly painted in peasant motifs. By the 17th century, the Ko
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It sits within the topics Culture of Russia and Drinkware.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumbnail|right|A kovsh by Vasilli Matveev Kunkin from 1758; in the collection of the Walters Art Museum The Kovsh is a traditional drinking vessel or ladle from Russia. It is oval-shaped like a boat with a single handle and may be shaped like a water bird or a Norse longship. Originally the Kovsh was made from wood and used to serve and drink mead, with specimens excavated from as early as the tenth century. Metal Kovsh began to appear around the 14th century, although it also continued to be carved out of wood and was frequently brightly painted in peasant motifs. By the 17th century, the Kovsh was often an ornament rather than a practical vessel, and in the 19th century it was elaborately cast in precious metals for presentation as an official gift of the tsarist government.
==References== thumb|right|Kovsh by Feodor Rückert, 1899–1908, from the [[Khalili Collection of Enamels of the World]]
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