Beak-spouted Painted Pot

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Beak-spouted Painted Pot

central Iran, circa 800-600 B.C.
Furnishings; Cookware
Buff ware, cream slip; reddish-orange painted decoration
Height: 6 in. (15.3 cm); Length: 14 in. (35.5 cm); Diameter: 7 3/4 in. (20 cm)
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck (M.76.174.173)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Thomas, Nancy. "Nasli M. Heeramaneck." In American Collectors of Asian Art, edited by Pratapaditya Pal, 73-92. Bombay:  Marg Publications, 1986.
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.
  • Thomas, Nancy. "Nasli M. Heeramaneck." In American Collectors of Asian Art, edited by Pratapaditya Pal, 73-92. Bombay:  Marg Publications, 1986.
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.
  • Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.
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