Small Jar | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2023.502.1
Title: Small Jar
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 2nd millennium BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Period: Bronze Age
Culture: Iranian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292918

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Reddish-buff clay with dark brown painted decoration
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: 6.4 x 7.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Ernst Herzfeld, Iran, (by 1927), gift; to Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt
Accession Year: 2023
Object Number: 2023.502.1
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Small jar with a carinated shoulder, its body flaring toward the rounded base; buff clay fired reddish in parts, dark brown banded decoration on the shoulder and a dark brown band around the lip of vessel.

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