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Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0022
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Persian (?)
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Luristan region, probably
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1500 - 1000 BCE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description	Small jar with flat base, very low shoulder, and constricted neck with flaring rim; Single small loop handle is attached to bottom of neck and upper side of jar; Exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth and possibly coated with a brown slip, but are otherwise completely undecorated; Overall color is a medium brown.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.7, Rim Diam = 5.3, Max Diam = 13.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0025
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	unknown
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Iran
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	Iron III: 750-550 BCE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.9, Rim Diam = 2.4, Max Diam = 3.6, Length = 4.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0031
Category	Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Mold / seal
Culture	unknown
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Near East
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description	From original accession records: "Cult Madonna figurine... clay seal with fertility figure."
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 6.5, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 11.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0033
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
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description	Small round, wheel-thrown jar with flat base, flaring lower sides that rise to the maximum diameter at mid-level height, then curve inward slightly as they rise to form a wide, straight-sided neck; Single coiled handle in the form of an indeterminate animal (possibly a goat) whose head rises above the height of the jar’s rim is attached vertically to the rim and to the shoulder; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Overall color is gray, with no evidence of any painted designs or other decoration, except the effigy handle.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.1, Depth = 10.2, Rim Diam = 7.4, Max Diam = 8.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0034
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0035
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
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description	Small round wheel-thrown jar with flat base and globose body, whose sides reach their maximum diameter at mid-level height before tapering inward and then rise to form a short but wide neck with flaring rim and rounded lip; Two effigy handles in the form of busts of indeterminate horned animals (possibly goats) are mounted opposite each other facing outward, with their horns attached to the jar’s rim and the base of their necks attached to the jar’s shoulder; One of the handles extends slightly above the jar’s rim; Interior and exterior of jar are scraped smooth and entire exterior (including base) and interior of neck are coated with a brick-red slip; Faint trace of a zigzag line burnished into the red slip encircles the jar’s neck on the exterior; Small diameter perforation (probably for attaching a carrying strap of some kind) extends vertically through each of the handles, from the top of the animal’s head to the underside of its face.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.0, Depth = 12.4, Rim Diam = 8.4, Max Diam = 10.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0038
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	unknown
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	Giyan III-II: ca. 1800-1400 BCE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay; Pigment
Description	Small round wheel-thrown jar with rounded base, pronounced juncture between base and lower sides, midlevel height shoulder, short but wide and constricted neck with wide mouth and everted rim; Single loop handle is attached vertically at rim and at shoulder, with both ends of the handle flared; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and probably coated with a buff-colored slip, then painted in dark brown; Designs consist of paired lines encircling the jar just below the shoulder and just below the rim; Heavier band with tick marks along upper edge also encircles jar just above shoulder, and very heavy line encircles interior lip.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Depth = 12.7, Rim Diam = 8.7, Max Diam = 11.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0039
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Site: Tepe Giyan
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 2nd century BCE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay; Pigment
Description	Small round wheel-thrown jar with flat-bottomed, short pedestal base, flaring lower sides; Midlevel height shoulder and second high shoulder, and wide mouth with everted rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and probably coated with a buff-colored slip; Designs are painted in brown and consist of two decorative bands, one encircling each shoulder area; Lower band is divided into 6 panels with alternating geometric and bird motifs; Upper band is divided into 3 panels with the end of each panel anchored by a right triangle with tick marks along the diagonal side of the triangle and along the bottom edge of the entire panel; Each panel contains a pair of star motifs; Lip of jar is also painted brown; Overall design is very similar to CAS 0389-0040.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.3, Rim Diam = 7.9, Max Diam = 11.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0040
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Site: Tepe Giyan
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	3000-800 BCE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay; Pigment
Description	Small round wheel-thrown jar with flat-bottomed pedestal base, flaring lower sides, below-midlevel height shoulder and a less distinct second shoulder on upper body, and very wide mouth with everted rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth and possibly coated with a buff-colored slip; Designs are painted in dark brown and consist of two decorative bands that encircle the jar, one on each shoulder area; Lower band is divided into 6 panels with alternating geometric and bird motifs; Upper band is divided into 4 panels with the end of each panel anchored by a right triangle with tick marks along the diagonal side of the triangle and along the bottom edge of the entire panel; Each panel contains a pair of star motifs; Lip of jar is also painted brown; Overall design is very similar to CAS 0389-0039.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.3, Max Diam = 11.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0046
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	unknown
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.0, Max Diam = 14.6, Length = 19.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0051
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Pitcher
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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	Pitcher with globular lower body on short footed base, low shoulder, and tall narrow straight neck with straight rim; Single flattened coil handle is attached just below rim, then extends out and slightly upward before dropping straight to shoulder; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, and with exception of underbody and base, entire vessel is glazed turquoise blue, then over-painted in black; Designs are divided into three encircling panels, the first of which is on the underbody and shows a single wide line just below the shoulder with heavy parallel lines hanging pendant from it and extending just to the top of the pedestal base; Second panel is very wide, extending from the shoulder up to the mid-level height of the neck, and is divided into 4 narrow panels filled with identical design (possibly a script), alternating with 4 wider panels that are filled with an identical geometric motif; Third panel encircles the upper portion of the neck and again repeats what could be a script; Single solid line extends down outside length of handle.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 20.6, Depth = 15.9, Rim Diam = 8.6, Max Diam = 15.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0054
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Sultanabad (Arak)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	late 12th to early 13th century CE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description	From 1983 appraisal by Professor Pinder-Wilson, U.C. Berkeley - Shallow dish on pedestal base/ Rim heavily restored, carved with saw-toothed edge, with four glazed-filled piercings/ Covered with blue cobalt glaze.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.2, Max Diam = 19.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0057
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Kashan
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 17th-18th century CE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.7, Max Diam = 17.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0058
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian (?)
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0059
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian (?)
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Near East
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0060
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian (?)
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0062
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Site: Rayy (Rages, Rhages) or Gabree-Tehran?
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	8th or 13th century?
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay; Glaze
Description	Round wheel-thrown bowl on short footed base with rounded, flaring sides that rise to a straight rim with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and a pronounced depressed band encircles the exterior bowl at mid-level height; Design on interior consists of encircling band on upper sides, along which a continuous scroll motif has been lightly incised and the background spaces hachured; An incised circle in the center of the bowl has been marked with series of lines that radiate out from center like spokes of a wheel; Designs were either carved first and then covered with a glaze that fired to an off-white color, or the glaze was applied first and then the designs were rendered in a sgraffito technique; Rim of bowl is coated with glaze that fired to dark green. [From original accession files: "note on tape: 'Persian, 8th century, Gabree-Tehran'... Persian, 13th century, ?Rayy" (sic).]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.2, Max Diam = 18.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0066
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Jar
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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	Small round wheel-thrown jar with short footed base and rounded body whose maximum diameter shoulder is slightly below the mid-level height; Above the shoulder, the sides taper inward before rising vertically to form a short but wide neck with outward turning rim and rounded lip; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and, with the exception of the base and extreme lower portion of the underbody, are coated with a turquoise blue glaze; Designs on exterior are painted in dark blue and are arranged in two encircling bands; Upper band encircles the neck and consists of a paired diagonal lines that form a continuous cross-hachured network; Primary band covers entire body of jar and includes various plant and marine (?) motifs that are each repeated several times.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Rim Diam = 9.5, Max Diam = 12.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0068
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Site: Rayy (Rages, Rhages)
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	12th-13th century CE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay; Pigments; Glaze
Description	Large shallow round wheel-thrown bowl with short footed base and rounded flaring sides that rise to a flattened everted rim with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with dark blue glaze; Interior is covered with a white glaze and the painted designs are painted as negative images and appear in white outlined in brick-red against a mustard yellow background; Kneeling figure of woman (?) is pictured in center, wearing a polka-dotted robe and billowing head scarf; Encircling her along the sides of the bowl is a wide band of scroll-like motifs that is repeated over and over within 12 smaller panels; Framing band around rim of bowl repeats a single geometric motif, possibly an Arabic script.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.0, Rim Diam = 35.2, Max Diam = 35.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0389-0069
Category	Pottery; Vessels
Object Name	Bowl
Culture	Persian
Global Region	Southwest Asia
Country	Iran
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Kashan
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	12th-13th century CE
Collection Name	Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials	Clay; Pigments; Glaze
Description	Large shallow wheel-thrown bowl with short footed base and flaring sides that rise to a broad everted rim with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and then probably coated with a white slip; Designs are painted in several shades of blue and green; Interior of bowl shows circular area in center filled with various motifs, which are mostly obliterated except for a single leafy plant stem; Around the sides of the bowl are 6 men, seated with their legs crossed and dressed in blue robes and short peaked hats; Most of them are posed with their hands held out to their sides; A decorative band filled with what appears script writing encircles the bowl’s rim; Exterior of bowl is painted with 10 green leafy plant fronds, alternating with pairs of dark blue vertical lines; Interior and exterior of bowl, with exception of footed base, are coated with thick glass-like glaze, whose surface has deteriorated to such an extent and become iridescent that much of the design is now obliterated.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.9, Max Diam = 32.2

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