Storage Vessel with Applied Decoration
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This uniquely decorated storage jar must have held something of significance to its owner. Hand-painted curves in red join functional and decorative handles and medallions with stylized faces. Two other medallions display reliefs of a female figure similar to those on coins and mosaics.
Artwork Details
- Title: Storage Vessel with Applied Decoration
- Date: 8th century
- Geography: Made in Eastern Mediterranean
- Medium: Cream ware, red paint
- Dimensions: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman (J. 4982)
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters