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Spouted Jar with Painted Decorationcirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Ancient ceramic vessel with globular cream-colored body painted with geometric triangles, zigzag bands, and concentric circle motifs in dark brown and terracotta red; sculptural animal-head spout and twisted rope handle
Title
Spouted Jar with Painted Decoration
Place Made
Western Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Buff ware, creamslip, reddish-orange painted decoration
Dimensions
Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.3 cm); Diameter: 7 3/4 in. (19.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.210
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.