Cup

Small, hand built, buff cup with a rounded handle attached to one side. The sides slope gently outward and are rounded at the bottom edge. The rim flares out slightly, and the base is flat. The cup is decorated with brown paint. The inside of the rim of the cup is lined with a series of small dots. On the outside, the rim is decorated with a very small metope band. Below this band are large, “kite” patterns, filled with fine parallel lines. Between these kite shapes are crossed squares, or crosses which are made of two intersecting, opaque rectangles with a square in the intersection left buff. The handle has a series of horizontal stripes painted on it.

Intact except for scattered chips missing, most notably from around the rim. Wear and scattered loss of surface and loss of painted decoration. Overall, in very good condition. Scattered dirt/deposits.

Historical period(s)
Iron Age II - III, 1000-600 BCE
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9.7 x 12.8 x 10.7 cm (3 13/16 x 5 1/16 x 4 3/16 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1998.312
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Cup

Keywords
earthenware, Hauge collection, Iran, Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE), Iron Age III (ca. 800 - 500 BCE), WWII-era provenance
Provenance

From at least 1965 to 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]

From 1998
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 1998

Notes:

[1] Object record. Acquired in Tehran.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Victor and Takako Hauge American (1919-2013, 1923-2015)

Description

Small, hand built, buff cup with a rounded handle attached to one side. The sides slope gently outward and are rounded at the bottom edge. The rim flares out slightly, and the base is flat. The cup is decorated with brown paint. The inside of the rim of the cup is lined with a series of small dots. On the outside, the rim is decorated with a very small metope band. Below this band are large, "kite" patterns, filled with fine parallel lines. Between these kite shapes are crossed squares, or crosses which are made of two intersecting, opaque rectangles with a square in the intersection left buff. The handle has a series of horizontal stripes painted on it.

Intact except for scattered chips missing, most notably from around the rim. Wear and scattered loss of surface and loss of painted decoration. Overall, in very good condition. Scattered dirt/deposits.

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 BCE). 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.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort, Massumeh Farhad, Ann C. Gunter. Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts. Washington, 2000. cat. 30, pp. 34, 55.
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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