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CAS 0389-0663 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Pitcher | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with flat base and sides flaring upward to high shoulder; Single handle attached at rim and shoulder; Long U-shaped spout attached at rim; Undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.2, Rim Diam = 11.6, Max Diam = 13.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0216-0004 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Iraq | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 8th-10th century | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 7.4 |
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CAS 0216-0005 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Iraq | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: bronze | |
| Description | Oil lamp whose reservoir is a deep, round depression in the back of a stylized bird with outstretched wings; Shallow groove that extends from reservoir along bird's tail serves as wick channel; Small knob-like projection on each wing and on head; Trace of incised detailing is evident on one wing; Lamp appears to have originally had some kind of base support. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.5, Width = 10.5, Length = 14.4 | |
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CAS 0216-0002 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Iraq | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 12th century | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: bronze | |
| Description | Lamp with hemispherical reservoir and elongated, upturned spout; Handle at back surmounted by bird; Two small lugs on either side of reservoir; Octagonal base; Etched design. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.6, Width = 6.4, Length = 13.0 | |
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CAS 0216-0006 |  |
| Category | Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Iraq | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 10th-12th century | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Flat-bottomed, triangular oil lamp with deep, straight sides, carved from single piece of lightweight stone; Exterior sides are decorated with groups of 2 or 3 shallowly incised lines. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.5, Width = 5.3, Length = 12.1 | |
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CAS 0216-0007 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Iraq | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 12th century | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.1, Max Diam = 10.0 | |
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CAS 0216-0001 |  |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Iraq | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 12th century | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 5.7 | |
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CAS 0389-1966A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with sheath | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran, probably | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Brass; Lapis lazuli; Wood; Silver-copper alloy? | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; From BRL 1982: “Knife and scabbard; Persian or somewhere near there; Lapis lazuli handle; Built up metal rosette butt with lapis lazuli inset; Engraved brass ferrule; Gilt damascened gold decoration on blade - part may be inscription; Elaborately chased scabbard of metal lined with wood - metal seems to be an alloy of silver and copper; Loose handle; Crack in lapis; A nice specimen.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=1.4; B=2.1, Thickness = A=1.5; B=1.4, Length = A=15.3; B=13.2 | |
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CAS 0389-0060 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran? | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Kashan? | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 17th-18th century CE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay; Glaze | |
| Description | Deep round, wheel-thrown bowl with short footed base and rounded, flaring sides that rise to a straight outward-curving rim with a broad, flattened lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and, with the exception of the exterior base, are coated with a turquoise blue glaze; Exterior is overpainted with black or dark blue; Designs on interior are arranged in two encircling bands, the first of which extends around the upper sides and consists of pairs of narrow vertical lines that attach to upper and lower framing lines of the same width and color; Traces of a second band in the interior center of the bowl show at least one arrow and possibly other straight lines that are pendant from an upper framing line and point toward the center; Surface of glaze has deteriorated, especially on bowl’s interior, becoming iridescent and almost completely masking the underlying design. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 21.1 | |
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CAS 0389-0070 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran? | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 12th-13th century CE? | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round jar with pedestal base, conical body with high rounded shoulder, and short terraced neck with expanded rim; Single wide and flattened handle that extends above rim is attached in vertical position to neck and shoulder; Exterior of jar is scraped smooth; Very wide decorative band encircles shoulder area and is marked with complex arrangement of low relief geometric motifs and letters, possibly produced in a mold; Overall color is off-white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.3, Max Diam = 14.1 | |
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CAS 0389-0170 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran? | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Northern Iran? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 900-600 BCE or 500-600s CE? | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.2, Rim Diam = 5.1, Max Diam = 8.0, Length = 9.0 | |
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CAS 0389-0175 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran? | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Western Iran? Near East | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 2nd or 1st century BCE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.6, Rim Diam = 9.7, Max Diam = 19.6 | |
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CAS 0389-0058 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1400-1600s? | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Pedestal bowl with slightly flaring sides; White slip with green designs painted on interior and exterior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.1, Max Diam = 19.1 | |
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CAS 0389-0059 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Round bowl with short pedestal base; Interior and exterior are glazed white; Interior has a design of one blue floral motif in center with brown line just below rim; Exterior has design of three bands of blue floral motif with wide blue band along rim and two thin brown lines. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.8, Max Diam = 18.7 | |
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CAS 0389-0500 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Persian (?) | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Near East (?) | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Pedestal bowl with white and green glazed designs on interior exterior has white glaze. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Max Diam = 12.3 | |
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CAS 0389-0304 |  |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Persian or Israelite? | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Israel? | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Northern Iran? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 6th-7th century CE | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.5, Max Diam = 15.5 | |
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CAS 0389-2099 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Persian or Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran or Turkey | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Bone; Brass; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Wood; Leather (shagreen); Silver; Enamel? | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Knife, Turkish or Persian; Bone handle, carved, decorated with brass circles and dots of stone or enamel; Brass wrapped bolster and tang; Plain blade; Old no. 3249 etched on blade; Probably late 19th century.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.1, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 21.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1751 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Scissors | |
| Culture | Persian, probably | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran, probably | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | 1700s or early 1800s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Gold | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Scissors, probably Persian; Perhaps scissors - dagger; Excellent file work on handle; Longitudinally (sic) curved blades; Damascened with elaborate gold lattice work design; Probably 18th or early 19th century; Superb specimen.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.1, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 28.0 |
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CAS 0389-1537 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Fork | |
| Culture | Persian, probably, perhaps Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran, probably, perhaps Turkey | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Brass; Bone; Coral or enamel | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Fork, probably Persian, perhaps Turkish; Bone handle carved, decorated with brass pins, spacers and bit of coral (?) (sic) or enamel; Four tine modern style fork with chased design on both sides; Probably early 20th century.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 17.2 | |
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CAS 0389-1877A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with sheath | |
| Culture | Persian, probably, perhaps Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran, probably, perhaps Turkey | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s or early 1900s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Ivory; Metal: bronze; Brass; Enamel; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Silver; Nickel silver | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; From BRL 1982: “Knife, Persian, probably, or Turkish; Ivory handle, cast bronze butt, decorated with brass pins, discs and 7-point stars, red enamel dots, pearl dots, and a mother-of-pearl crescent moon; Pinned on silver plated nickel silver bolster; Shear steel blade with chased and gilt stars; Some cracking in ivory; Probably late 19th or early 20th century.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=1.4; B=1.9, Thickness = A=1.2; B=1.3, Length = A=16.1; B=14.2 | |
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