H x W x D: 12.7 x 16.4 x 7.9 cm (5 x 6 7/16 x 3 1/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Northwest Iran
Date:
ca. 1400-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I - II
Description:
Twin juglets, separately made, do not connect but are joined at the lower body. Vessel does not stand by itself. Plain rim, long cylindrical neck, globular body, pointed base. A small loop extends from the neck to the shoulder. Handmade (spouts perhaps wheel-finished); surfaces heavily burnished. Red-brown clay fired in a reducing atmosphere to generally even black.
Provenance:
To 1965
Galerie Israel, Tel Aviv, to 1965 [1]
From 1965 to 1994
Frank and Joan Mount, Alexandria, VA, purchased from Galerie Israel in 1965
From 1994
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Frank and Joan Mount in 1994
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Metalwork and Ceramics from Ancient Iran (November 19, 1992 to January 22, 2004)