Bowl
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Period
ca. 5500-3000 BCE -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Earthenware and paint -
Dimension
H x W x D: 12.9 x 20 x 20 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1998.184 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1998.184
Object Details
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Description
A small, hand made, red-slipped earthenware bowl with a buffed and polished finish. Asymmetrically shaped, it tapers to a flat and slightly inset base. The upper two-thirds of the bowl's exterior are painted with a black slip decoration forming two registers of diamond and lozenge patterns, separated by an empty register.In good condition. Two large and two small fragments have been broken off and rejoined. The repairs are poor and the touch-up unsightly. A small triangular loss has been filled with a tinted plaster/putty. Scattered root-like accretions/deposits. Some streaky staining or paint near the bottom exterior. -
Provenance
?-2005Mr. and Mrs. Osborne (1914-2004) and Gratia Hauge (d. 2000) [1]From 2005The National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, by gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge [2]Notes:[1] The Hauge family began collecting Asian paintings, sculpture, and ceramics in the late 1940s and would amass a large collection in the post-World War II years.[2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between members of the Hauge families. See Deed of Gift, dated October 16, 2005, copy in object file. From 2005-2023 the work was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran (September 8, 2018 to November 24, 2020)Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts (October 29, 2000 to April 22, 2001) -
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
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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