Jar

A small, modeled, hand built, vase with a rounded body and a flat base. The body tapers to a narrow neck, and then flares out to a round rim. Made of a buff earthenware, the vessel is decorated in dark red/brown horizontal bands above and beneath cross hatched chevrons.

Intact except for one chip missing from the rim. Scattered dirt/deposits, some brown staining on one side, with small “islands” of white salt deposits. Scattered wear/loss of slip painted decoration.

Historical period(s)
Iron Age II - III, ca. 1000-600 BCE
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 11.1 x 12.2 cm (4 3/8 x 4 13/16 in)
Geography
Iran, Luristan
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1998.313
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
earthenware, Hauge collection, Iran, Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE), Iron Age III (ca. 800 - 500 BCE)
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 (1919-2013, 1923-2015)

Description

A small, modeled, hand built, vase with a rounded body and a flat base. The body tapers to a narrow neck, and then flares out to a round rim. Made of a buff earthenware, the vessel is decorated in dark red/brown horizontal bands above and beneath cross hatched chevrons.

Intact except for one chip missing from the rim. Scattered dirt/deposits, some brown staining on one side, with small "islands" of white salt deposits. Scattered wear/loss of slip painted decoration.

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 B.C.E.). 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. In this example, the radiating pattern of the multiple painted bands effectively echoes the swelling volume of the vessel. 

Other examples of "Genre Luristan" ceramics in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery are S1987.99 and S1998.22.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort, Massumeh Farhad, Ann C. Gunter. Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts. Washington, 2000. cat. 31, pp. 34, 55.
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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