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Squat Jarcirca 1000-650 B.C.

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Squat ceramic vessel with pale off-white slip and amber-brown painted decoration including geometric panels, a stylized flower, animal silhouettes, and banded motifs around the shoulder

Unknown, Squat Jar, circa 1000-650 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Squat Jar
Place Made
Western Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Buff ware
Dimensions
Height: 4 in. (10 cm); Diameter: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.187
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.