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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0034   CAS 0389-0034; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Persian
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Site: Nihavand
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Iron III: 750-550 BCE
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Small round jar or cup with flat base, rounded body, and short but wide neck with straight sides and straight rim; Single loop handle in the form of an indeterminate animal (possibly a horned goat) is attached vertically just below rim and at shoulder Animal’s head is turned 1800 and extends above rim; Series of low vertical ridges decorate lower half of jar and pair of parallel shallowly incised lines encircle jar at base of neck, forming a slight ridge between them; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth; Entire exterior and interior of rim are coated with a reddish brown slip.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.4, Width = 11.1, Depth = 11.5, Rim Diam = 7.7, Max Diam = 9.0