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Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 11.1 x 12.2 cm (4 3/8 x 4 13/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Luristan, Iran
Date:
ca. 1000-600 BCE
Period:
Iron Age II - III
Description:
A small, modeled, hand built, vase with a rounded body and a flat base. The body tapers to a narrow neck, and then flares out to a round rim. Made of a buff earthenware, the vessel is decorated in dark red/brown horizontal bands above and beneath cross hatched chevrons.
Intact except for one chip missing from the rim. Scattered dirt/deposits, some brown staining on one side, with small "islands" of white salt deposits. Scattered wear/loss of slip painted decoration.
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.
Acquired in Tehran.
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:
Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE)  Search this
Iron Age III (ca. 800 - 500 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:
S1998.313
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/ye37ca4d850-fc9a-4474-b936-bdea6792b139
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1998.313