Jar

Object Details

• Description

  Broad ovoidal form, cylindrical neck, two rope handles, and spreading foot. Kiln slag attachments to the foot. Decoration: flat knobs in relief and lines incised. Water deposits on base.

• Provenance

  To 1919

  Demotte, Inc., New York, New York, to 1919 [1]

  1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Demotte, Inc., New York, New York, in 1919 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2610, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  [2] See note 1. The jar was purchased through Jean Vigouroux, who was the manager of the New York branch of Demotte, Inc.

  [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Demotte, Inc. (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Iraq

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  200s, 300s

• Name

  Demotte, Inc., Freer, Charles Lang

• Topic

  Water, Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Neo-Babylonian period (ca. 1000 - 539 BCE), Ceramics

• Culture

  Middle Easterners, Iraqis

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)