Two-handled jar

Terms of Use
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Period
ca. 1000-600 BCE -
Geography
Luristan, Iran -
Material
Earthenware with paint -
Dimension
H x W x D: 30.4 x 31.2 x 31.2 cm (11 15/16 x 12 5/16 x 12 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1998.22 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1998.22
Object Details
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Description
Large globular jar with flat base. The shoulder slopes toward a slightly constricted neck opening out into a wide mouth with thickened plain rim. On opposite side of the jar at the shoulder are two handles, both elaborately decorated, but asymmetrical. One consists of a flat band terminating in the head of an animal (quadruped?), painted with brown horizontal stripes. The other is also a flat, painted stirrup handle, topped by a flat knob with brown painted spokes. A creamy beige slip covers the surface; the upper half of the jar bears painted decoration in brown paint.The pot is decorated on either side between the handles, with the decorated zone extending to the maximum diameter of the pot. A metope band with vertical rows of dots flanking narrow bands forms the uppermost zone. Below it are large crosshatched "kite" patterns, overlapping a horizontal row of double rectangles painted in solid brown bands. A narrow register marked with vertical strokes encircles the pot just below the handle, and another one at the maximum diameter of the pot. The metope, kite, and rectangle ornaments are mirrored on the other side of the pot. -
Previous custodian or owner
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000)) -
Provenance
From circa 1962-1967 to 1998Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]From 1998Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 1998Notes:[1] Object record.Purchased by the Hauges in Tehran between 1962-1967. -
Origin
Luristan, Iran -
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge -
Type
Vessel -
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