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Jar in the Form of a Female Statuettecirca 1350-800 B.C.

Not on view
Ceramic vessel modeled as a stylized human figure, pale cream slip over terra cotta clay, with painted orange decoration on the torso and worn, pitted surface

Unknown, Jar in the Form of a Female Statuette, circa 1350-800 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Jar in the Form of a Female Statuette
Place Made
Northern Iran
Date Made
circa 1350-800 B.C.
Period
Iron Age I-III
Medium
Red burnished ware
Dimensions
Height: 8 in. (25.7 cm); Width: 4 in. (13.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.181
Classification
Sculpture
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.