Jar with loop handle
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Period
ca. 1400-800 BCE -
Geography
North Iran -
Material
Earthenware -
Dimension
H x W x D: 238 x 21.5 x 21.5 cm (93 11/16 x 8 7/16 x 8 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1997.49 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1997.49
Object Details
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Provenance
To between 1961 and 1965Jean Royere, to between 1961 and 1965 [1]From between 1961 and 1965 to 1997Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. (Vida R.) Stringer Jr., Centreville, VA, given by Jean Royere between 1961 and 1965 [2]From 1997Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Mrs. Vida R. Stringer in 1997Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Remark 1, Ann C. Gunter, September 24, 1997, in the object record: "This vessel and several others (S1997.50-54) were given to Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Stringer while he was Commercial Attache with the U.S. Embassy in Iran between 1961 and 1965 by Jean Royere, a French interior designer under contract by the Shah of Iran and friend of Mrs. Stringer's cousin.Mr. Royere traveled extensively in Iran, often in the company of his close friends M. and Mme. Roman Ghirshman.Among the sites they visited (and where they apparently acquired a number of artifacts) were Hasanlu and Susa.A letter from Mr. Stringer to me dated June 2, 1997 provides detail of this collecting (and provenance) history."[2] See note 1. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. and Vida Stringer -
Origin
North Iran -
Credit Line
Gift of Vida R. Stringer -
Type
Vessel -
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