Spouted Jar

66-22-16

From: Iran | Ardebil

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 66-22-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Ardebil
Date Made 1200-800 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Fine cream pottery, scraped, globular in shape with long bridged beak spout. Bridged humped & decorated to imitate horns. Strap handle opposite rim with grooved top. Shoulder decorated by series of 5 ridges some decorated with modified rope twist. Below to fire incised decoration of hanging triangles, zigzags between & slash marks. For shape of Hasanlu IV. Iran & for colour & incised design of Ziwiji.

Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1966

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