Jug
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Caption
Jug, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.17. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Jug
Date
12th century
Period
Seljuk period
Medium
Ceramic, glaze
Classification
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)
Inscriptions
In Persian, naskhi script: "Power and victory, increase, great prosperity, loyal prince"
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.17
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