Top Section of a Water Jug
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Object Label
The Egyptians worked with gold and semiprecious stones from earliest times. They mined both types of material in the desert east of the Nile and in present-day Sudan, called “Nubia” in ancient times after the ancient Egyptian word for gold (nub). Clearly, objects made from these high-value materials were available only to the highest ranks of society.
Caption
Top Section of a Water Jug, late 12th–early 13th century. Ceramic; earthenware, pierced decoration, 12 x 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (30.5 x 36.2 x 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Roebling Society, 73.30.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 73.30.6_PS2.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Top Section of a Water Jug
Date
late 12th–early 13th century
Dynasty
Possibly Seljuq
Period
Seljuq Period
Medium
Ceramic; earthenware, pierced decoration
Classification
Dimensions
12 x 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (30.5 x 36.2 x 36.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Roebling Society
Accession Number
73.30.6
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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