H x W x D: 30.6 x 33.4 x 33.4 cm (12 1/16 x 13 1/8 x 13 1/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
ca. 5500-3000 BCE
Period:
Chalcolithic period
Description:
Large, rounded vessel, tapering to a small flattened base. A large round mouth has a slightly out-flaring rim. Handbuilt of red-brown earthenware, smoothed on the surface and painted in linear designs with a dark brown-black slip.
Provenance:
From circa 1950-1970 to 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]
From 1998
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 1998
Notes:
[1] Object record.
Purchased by the Hauges in Tehran between 1950-1970.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran (September 8, 2018 to November 24, 2020)
Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts (October 29, 2000 to April 22, 2001)
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))