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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.329
Title
Beaked Jug
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1000 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Iranian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177420

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Buff pottery with brown encrustation
Dimensions
13.97 cm (5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Offered by Ms. Ann B. Goodman. This vessel has been in the collection of the donor since the 1960s.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ann B. Goodman, 1953
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.329
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Beaked ceramic jug with ovoid body which tapers slightly towards base and diminutive, stirrup-shaped handle. Two identical closely-spaced protrusions at base of vessel below the beak may indicate a pair of feet.

Verification Level

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