H x W x D: 24.9 x 37.9 x 25.1 cm (9 13/16 x 14 15/16 x 9 7/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1350-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I
Description:
A globular jar of burnished red/brown earthenware. The body tapers to a flat base, and the mouth is wide with a thickened, out-flaring rim. There is a long bridged beak spout which extends from the body, decorated with a series of incised parallel lines Opposite the spout is a simple, rounded strap handle. The surface burnished. Fired in an oxidation atmosphere.
A small chipped area below the rim, on the exterior near the handle, has been filled with a pink plaster/putty material. The exterior surface is badly abraded and worn, with most of the original burnishing gone. Scattered fine pinholes and minor firing flaws mar the surface. Otherwise, in very good condition.
Provenance:
From circa 1950-1970 to 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]
From 1998
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 1998
Notes:
[1] Object record.
Purchased by the Hauges in Tehran between 1950-1970.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))
