Painted Jar

Painted Jar

Artist Unidentified artist Iranian, Nihavand region

CultureIranian, Nihavand region

Datec. 1000-800 BCE

MediumTerra cotta

Dimensions12 11/16 × 14 3/16 in. (32.3 × 36 cm)

Classificationsceramics

Credit LineGift of Osborne and Gratia B. Hauge in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee

Terms

Object number91.20

DescriptionLarge handleless jar with rounded bottom, angle at shoulder, inward curving neck, and outturned rim. Light brown matte paint on neck and shoulder: the frieze zone on the shoulder is set off above by three irregular lines and below by two groups of two lines within which are three undulating lines.

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Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern

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