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Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.7 x 22.3 x 22.3 cm (3 1/16 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Northern, Iran
Date:
ca. 5500-3000 BCE
Period:
Chalcolithic period
Description:
Small red/brown, earthenware bowl with black painted decoration. The decoration on the inside of the bowl is divided into four irregular zones by two intersecting lines of crosshatched chevrons which meet slightly off center at the bottom of the bowl. There is a double line running parallel to the rim that creates a register along the inner rim. This register, which is divided into four zones by the intersecting, crosshatched chevrons, features rows of animals in each zone: four quadrupeds; five birds; three quadrupeds; three birds. Thus the quadrupeds are opposite the quadrupeds and the birds are opposite the birds. The outside of the bowl features a double line of concentric circles along the rim, followed by an open-bottomed zig-zag border.
Previously broken in about 10 fragments, most of which are large. The repairs are poor and the fills/restorations unsightly. The joins are not tight and the fills are executed badly and are not flush with the surface. Scattered chips are missing. Numerous scratches and wear. Possible wax or coating on the surface.
Provenance:
From at least 1965 to 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
From 1998
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 1998
Notes:
[1] Object record.
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:
Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Chalcolithic period (5000 - 3500 BCE)  Search this
Iran  Search this
earthenware  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Hauge collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Accession Number:
S1998.309
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c2e980f6-f5be-4bfb-9bcc-05794b437caa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1998.309