Spouted jug (painted ware)
Spouted jug (painted ware)

On view

Art of the Islamic World

Spouted jug (painted ware),

9th–7th century BCE

Iranian
Sialk VI, 6000 - 3000 BCE
y1955-3233

Information

Title
Spouted jug (painted ware)
Dates

9th–7th century BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
17.2 x 27.7 cm, diam. 17.1 cm (6 3/4 x 10 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1955-3233
Place Made

Iran

Culture
Persian
Period
Sialk
Type
jugs, ceramics
Materials
paint, ceramic
Subject
lozenges, sunbursts, cross-hatching

Purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries, NY, in 1955.

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