Mortar

Object Details

• Description

  A small, square, hand-built, mortar made of brown earthenware. The sides slope sharply, forming a "v" on the inside. The exterior is decorated with deeply incised triangles forming a star pattern. Highly fired.

  Intact, except for some minor chips missing from the surface. In very good-excellent condition. Some darkening of the rim and interior surfaces, either from use or handling.

• Provenance

  From circa 1950-1970 to 1998

  Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]

  From 1998

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 1998

  Notes:

  [1] Object record.

  Purchased by the Hauges in Tehran between 1950-1970.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge

• Type

  Tool and Equipment

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 0s, 100s

• Name

  Hauge, Osborne and Gratia

• Topic

  Art, Hauge collection, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Pottery

• Culture

  Iranians, Middle Easterners

• Object Type

  Tools and equipment