The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Jar
222–650 CE
Location: 102A Ancient Near East
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This large vessel was thrown in three or four sections.Description
Simply decorated with bands of wavy and dotted sawtooth patterns on the neck and shoulder, this large jar features two small handles for lifting and a wide mouth for easy access to its contents. A shiny glaze covers the exterior surface.- Pope, Arthur Upham, Phyllis Ackerman, and Theodore Bestermann. A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. London: Oxford University Press, 1938. Vol. I, p. 675; Vol. IV, Pl. 189B (as "Possession Heeramaneck, New York").Cox, Warren E. 1944. The Book of Pottery and Porcelain. New York: L. Lee and Shepard Co.; distributed by Crown. Vol. I, p. 294, fig. 474 (as "Nasli Heeramaneck Coll.").Hollis, Howard. "A Sasanian Pottery Jar." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 33, no. 3 (1946): 26, 31. www.jstor.org
- Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.459