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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1000-600 BCE
  • Geography

    Iran
  • Material

    Earthenware with paint
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 23 x 18.2 x 23.6 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/16 x 9 5/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    S1987.99
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S1987.99

Object Details

  • Label

    Cemeteries and settlements in the Luristan region of western Iran have yielded examples of a distinctive painted ceramic style dating to the Iron II-III period (ca. 1000-600 B.C.E.). Often called "Genre Luristan," this pottery is also known as "Baba Jan III Painted Ware" after Baba Jan Tepe, a large settlement where it was extensively excavated during the 1960s. This "teapot" with a basket handle is a typical shape, decorated with painted bands around the base of the spout and on the handle. Also typical is the animal-shaped ornament modeled in relief and attached to the bridge joining the handle and spout.
    Other examples of "Genre Luristan" ceramics in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery are S1998.313 and S1998.22.
  • Provenance

    To 1975
    Lester Wolfe collection, New York, NY [1]
    1975
    Sale, New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., The Lester Wolfe Collection of Persian Pottery and Metalwork, March 14, 1975, lot 8: "Luristan Buff-Ware Spouted Jar" [2]
    1975-1987
    The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, purchased from the Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York auction through Habib Anavian on March 14, 1975 [3]
    From 1987
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
    Notes:
    [1] See auction catalogue of the March 14, 1975 sale, illustrated cat. no. 8, copy in object file.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] See documentations from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.
  • Collection

    Arthur M. Sackler Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran (September 8, 2018 to November 24, 2020)
    Metalwork and Ceramics from Ancient Iran (November 19, 1992 to January 22, 2004)
    Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Lester Wolfe
    Habib Anavian (1915-1995)
    Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)
  • Origin

    Iran
  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
  • Type

    Vessel
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