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Painted Jar

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
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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