Ewer, mid 12th century

  • Islamic, Iranian

Bronze and copper

  • Overall: 12 1/2 × 8 inches (31.8 × 20.3 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Joseph H. Parsons Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, Hill Memorial Fund, and Benson and Edith Ford Fund

1995.50

Signed: [craftsman's name] Abu Nusair

Inscribed: Happiness and complete and perfect benediction and joy and all-embracing peace and good fortune to the owner

(Said Motamed, Frankfurt, Germany)

1995-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Islamic, Iranian, Ewer, mid 12th century, bronze and copper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Joseph H. Parsons Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund, et al., 1995.50.