H x W x D: 25.7 x 40.1 x 18.9 cm (10 1/8 x 15 13/16 x 7 7/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Northwest Iran
Date:
ca. 1400-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I - II
Description:
Vessel with flat base, oval body, hole mouth. A tubular spout with a long, beaklike opening extends from the shoulder perpendicular to the body; near the body the tube is marked by two ring ridges. A vertical ridge, like a vestigial handle, is located on the shoulder opposite the spout. The vessel is slipped and burnished a lustrous reddish-brown.
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:
Ancient Iranian Ceramics (July 16, 2011 to January 27, 2013)
Metalwork and Ceramics from Ancient Iran (November 19, 1992 to January 22, 2004)
