Jug
This ceramic jug has been reconstructed from several sherds. It has a globular body, a flat base, a high neck and straight rim, with one handle connecting the shoulder to the rim. It is made of a red clay. It was excavated at Yarim Tepe in northeastern Iran, six miles south of the modern town of Gonbad-e Kavus. Yarim Tepe was a small settlement, inhabited from the Neolithic to the Parthian period, with many interruptions. This jug probably dates to the late Iron Age.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jug
- Period: Iron Age
- Date: ca. 800 BCE
- Geography: Iran, Yarim Tepe
- Culture: Iran
- Medium: Ceramic
- Dimensions: H. 11 3/8 cm x Diam. max. 9-1/2 in.
- Credit Line: Purchase, H. Dunscombe Colt Gift, 1963
- Object Number: 63.102.5
- Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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