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Ovoid jar with a wide neck
Near Eastern, Iranian
Early Bronze Age
3200–2800 B.C.
Findspot: Persia, Nihawand
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund and Gift of E. J. Holmes and T. J. Coolidge
Accession Number32.42
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe jar is footed. It has a slightly flaring rim. There is a band on the shoulder, which is divided into blocks of hatching and solid color with a saw-tooth edge. It is broken by small squares with a dot in the center, which separated panel with ibex or birds. There is a border above of rounded panels, which is made by saw-toothed loops containing rayed circle with a dot in the center. It is made of swrm buff clay painted in red-brown. It is broken at the mouth. It is partially restored in plaster.
ProvenanceFrom Nihawand. (Accession date: Feb-07-1932)