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Pitcher900-700 B.C.

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Ancient ceramic vessel with globular body, wide trumpet mouth, loop handle, and horizontal beak spout, painted with brick-red geometric patterns including checkerboard, triangles, and crosshatching on a cream ground
Title
Pitcher
Culture
Sialk B
Place Made
Iran, Tepe Sialk, near Kashan
Date Made
900-700 B.C.
Period
Iron Age III
Medium
Buff clay with red decoration
Dimensions
Height: 9 1/8 in. (23.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Sesnon Jr.
Accession Number
M.47.2.3
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient