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Medium:
Earthenware with paint
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 23 x 18.2 x 23.6 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/16 x 9 5/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
ca. 1000-600 BCE
Period:
Iron Age II - III
Provenance:
To 1975
Lester Wolfe collection, New York, NY [1]
1975
Sale, New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., The Lester Wolfe Collection of Persian Pottery and Metalwork, March 14, 1975, lot 8: "Luristan Buff-Ware Spouted Jar" [2]
1975-1987
The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, purchased from the Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York auction through Habib Anavian on March 14, 1975 [3]
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Notes:
[1] See auction catalogue of the March 14, 1975 sale, illustrated cat. no. 8, copy in object file.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See documentations from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran (September 8, 2018 to November 24, 2020)
Metalwork and Ceramics from Ancient Iran (November 19, 1992 to January 22, 2004)
Nomads and Nobility: Art from the Ancient Near East (September 28, 1987 to November 1, 1992)
Previous custodian or owner:
Lester Wolfe
Habib Anavian (1915-1995)
Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE)  Search this
Iron Age III (ca. 800 - 500 BCE)  Search this
Iran  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Accession Number:
S1987.99
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37d2ba22c-ffd4-49a2-b003-9f5afb57178c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.99