Object Details
- Description
- Pear-shaped one-handled jug with a small ring foot and pinched foot. Thick wheel-made ridges accentuate the squat form, and separate the body into horizontal "panels" which are decorated with a red-purple slip: simple thick vertical lines, zig-zags and vertical strokes.
- Provenance
- To 1966
- Galerie Israel, Tel Aviv, to 1966 [1]
- From 1966 to 1995
- Frank and Joan Mount, Alexandria, VA, purchased from Galerie Israel in 1966
- From 1995
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Frank and Joan Mount in 1995
- Notes:
- [1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Galerie Israel
- Frank and Joan Mount
- Credit Line
- Gift of Joan and Frank Mount
- ca. 1350-800 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age I - II
- Accession Number
- S1995.141
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Clay
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18.6 x 9.6 x 9.6 cm (7 5/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ceramic
- Iron Age I (ca. 1450 - 1250 BCE)
- Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE)
- Iran
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1995.141
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34b66cf76-c71b-4ce3-9300-9ab19b6cdce0
