H x W x D: 10.3 x 14.4 x 13 cm (4 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1400-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I - II
Description:
A small, hand modeled round pot/cup made of gray/brown burnished earthenware with a single loop handle. The rim is small, flares outward, and is flattened on top.
Intact except for the two fine cracks which descend from the rim on the side opposite the handle. The long crack has been injected/smeared over with a dark resin-like material. Some surface is lost from the base, either from abrasion or spalling. Numerous scattered fine scratches. Scattered root marks, scratches around center body, and loss of burnished surface. Overall, in good-very good condition.
Provenance:
From at least 1965 to 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
From 1998
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 1998
Notes:
[1] Object record.
Acquired in Tehran.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts (October 29, 2000 to April 22, 2001)
Previous custodian or owner:
Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
