H x W x D: 19.4 x 27.2 x 14.3 cm (7 5/8 x 10 11/16 x 5 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Germi, Iran
Date:
1400-800 BCE
Period:
Iron Age I - II
Description:
An animal shaped vessel hand-built of orange/brown earthenware with modeled details. The surface is smooth and burnished. The neck is high and tubular, with a single strap handle extending from the neck to the rounded, "football shaped" body. The spout is modeled like an animal neck and head, with ears point upward and appliqueed button-like eyes. There is an incised row of inverted "v" decoration down the back of the spout (like a mane) and the back of the handle (like a tail) and there is incised decoration around the base of the neck as well. At the bottom of the vessela are three chubby little feet.
Two areas of loss at the rim have been filled with a tinted plaster/putty. One of the fills has broken away leaving bits of residue. Scattered wear and abrasion, mostly on one side; firing flaws/burnt out inclusions. Well preserved burnished surface on one side. Overall, in very good condition.
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:
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))