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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-0554   CAS 0389-0554; Pitcher
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Pitcher
Culture unknown
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Near East?
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Round pitcher with flat, narrow base, spherical body with high shoulder, and tall wide neck whose rim is half flared and half pinched in on sides to form spout; Single coiled handle is attached to rim and to shoulder; Pitcher stands on short, lipped pedestal; Overall color is gray and decoration consists of series of shallowly incised lines, including one line encircling base of neck; series of three lines encircling upper edge of shoulder, and series of numerous vertical lines extending from from pedestal base up to lines encircling shoulder.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.2, Max Diam = 14.7