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<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view02_PS11.jpg)
Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view02_PS11.jpg)
<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view02_PS11.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view02_PS11.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view01_PS11.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view01_PS11.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_front_acetate_bw.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_front_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view1.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view1.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view2.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view2.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view3.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view3.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view4.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.227.17_view4.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_left_side_acetate_bw.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_left_side_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_right_side_acetate_bw.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_right_side_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_threequarter_acetate_bw.jpg)

Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_threequarter_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Jug

Arts of the Islamic World

On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Ceramic, glaze
DATES 12th century
PERIOD Seljuk period
DIMENSIONS 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm) diameter at mouth: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm) base: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm) mount: 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (16.5 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm)  (show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS In Persian, naskhi script: "Power and victory, increase, great prosperity, loyal prince"
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Islamic World
ACCESSION NUMBER 86.227.17
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
PROVENANCE Prior to 1959, provenance not yet documented; by 1959, acquired by Ernest Erickson of New York; December 16, 1986, gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc. to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
CAPTION Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view02_PS11.jpg)
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<em>Jug</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.17_view02_PS11.jpg)

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