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Storage jar (habb)
Abbasid period
9th–11th century
Object Place: Khuzistan, Iran
Medium/Technique
Earthenware, unglazed
Dimensions
Overall: 94.6 x 48 cm (37 1/4 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection
Accession Number58.92
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionAmphora-like vessel with three combined handles, unglazed. Decorated in "Barbotine" technique with palmettes, floral leaves, pearls and vines. Each handle is surmounted by superimposed small vases.
ProvenanceBy 1938, Nejat Rabbi, Tehran. By 1950, Mary Stacy Beaman (Mrs. Edward Jackson) Holmes (b. 1875 - d. 1964), Topsfield, MA; 1958, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 13, 1958)