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Biconoid jar with a spout
Murteza Gerd
Prehistoric
before 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Iran, Murteza Gerd (a subsite of Rayy), Rayy, Plot: BA 25, p.r. 22, R. 4, D. 73.20 floor
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 8.3 x 7.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number35.791
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionIt has an elevated beak spout. The base is flat, and the rim is flaring. The clay is slate gray. It is polished. There is a fragment. The surface is worn.
Provenance1934, excavated at Murteza Gerd, a subsite of Rayy (Cheshmeh Ali Tepe, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1935, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: June 6, 1935)