<em>Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion</em>, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in. (19.5 x 11 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.6_threequarter_left_PS11.jpg)

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in. (19.5 x 11 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.6_threequarter_left_PS11.jpg)

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Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion

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 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in. (19.5 x 11 x 17.5 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Arts of the Islamic World

ACCESSION NUMBER 86.227.6

CREDIT LINE Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

PROVENANCE Prior to 1954, provenance not yet documented; by 1954, acquired by Ernest Erickson of New York, NY; 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 Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, 12th century. Ceramic, glaze, 7 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in. (19.5 x 11 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.6_threequarter_left_PS11.jpg)

IMAGE threequarter, 86.227.6_threequarter_left_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022

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