Spouted Jar

71-9-90

From: Iran

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 71-9-90
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran
Locus North central region (Khurvin, Sialk area)
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Grey ware pot with spout with animal head on side toward rim. Spout starts from shoulder and is vertical, ending in and open trough. Opposite spout is a vertically attached handle which comes out of shoulder at a 45 degree angle. It is a strap 2 cm. wide but very high in relativity to its length. Bump on apex. Pot reconstructed from numerous sherds. Globular body and flat base.

Credit Line Gift of Columbia University through Edith Porada, 1971

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