H x W x D: 5 x 22.5 x 18.3 cm (1 15/16 x 8 7/8 x 7 3/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Northwest Iran
Date:
ca. 800-500 BCE
Period:
Iron Age III
Description:
Shallow bowl with flat base one ring handle, the end of which terminates in a trilobed form. The handle has a three-pronged projection above it (thumb rest?) and is decorated with incised lines along the ring. A small hole goes through the bottom of the ring and three rows of incised zig-zag lines below it. Deep, wide burnishing, over all surfaces, covered with a brown slip.
Provenance:
To 1965
Galerie Israel, Tel Aviv, to 1965 [1]
From 1965 to 1995
Frank and Joan Mount, Alexandria, VA, purchased from Galerie Israel in 1965
From 1995
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Frank and Joan Mount in 1995
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)
