Fish Shaped Jar

Collection number	土133-2091
Provenance	Gilan, Iran
Period	Iron Age
Date	ca. 1200-700 BCE
Material	Pottery
Dimension	H. 15.0 cm
Comment	It is said this pottery vessel was excavated from ancient tomb along Sefid Rud, White River running into southwest of Caspian Sea dated about three thousand years ago. Meat dishes such as kebab of mutton, beef and chicken are well known as Persian cuisine today but deep fry of fish called mahi sefid meaning 'white fish' is also popular. The species of fish for cooking is different in regions. Carp and snakehead mullet are cooked in Caspian region but in the region of Teheran, the capital of Iran, rainbow trout is popular.
Classification	pottery
Keywords	Orange Pretty Western Asia, Iran, Northwestern Iran, Gilan Iron Age, Iranian Iron Age, Iranian Iron Age 2 Clay, Pottery, Terracotta Vessel, Jar, Spouted vessel, Figurative vessel, Animal-shaped vessel Creature, Fish
資料ID	1760