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Large jar
Near Eastern, Iranian
Early Bronze Age
about 2000 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Clay
Dimensions
Height x diameter (of mouth): 32 x 27 cm (12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number28.233
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CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionConvex jar with a wide neck. It is made of gray clay with painted ornament (like Susa II): birds and lines. The base is flat and the rim is rolled. It is wide mouthed. It is broken and mended.
See Herzfeld in Ill. London News, June 1, 1929 (Cf. fig. 13).
See Herzfeld in Ill. London News, June 1, 1929 (Cf. fig. 13).
ProvenanceProbably from Nihawand. 1928: purchased by the MFA along with two other objects* for $250. (Accession date: April 26, 1928)
*28.232 and 234
*28.232 and 234