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Spouted jar

Near Eastern, Iranian, Luristan
Iron Age
999–800 B.C.

Medium/Technique Painted pottery
Dimensions Height x diameter: 49.53 cm x 40.6 cm (19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly Simpson
Accession Number1972.60
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionPainted pottery jar with ovoid body and narrow neck. Radiating painted design on the shoulder of the vessel. Spout decorated with a modeled figure of an ibex.
ProvenanceBy 1972, Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly Simpson collection; given to the MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Simpson February 9, 1972.
(Accession date: February 9, 1972)