Water pitcher, 18th century, Edo, Nigeria. Bronze, 43.18 x 66.04 cm. Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Miscellaneous Works of Art Purchase Fund, 58.9 . This specially shaped vessel, called an aquamanile (from the Latin for “water” and “hand”), was used...

Ewer (water pitcher), lran, Seljuk period (1037- c. 1193), before 1220. Glazed stonepaste with golden luster-painted decoration, Kashan ware; 33.02 cm. Minneapolis Institute of Art, Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury, 50.46.437. After the Seljuk Turks arrived...