Glazed Jar with Luggs

Collection number	陶153-1951
Provenance	Northern Iran
Period	Iron age
Date	8th-6th Century BCE
Material	Faience
Dimension	H. 22.7 cm
Comment	Short necked jar with two small handles on the shoulder of egg shaped body with pointed base. The motifs of lotus corolla on the shoulder and the feathers of arrows on the upper part of body are popular in Assyrian region in this period. It suggest that this vessel was manufactured in the region with the strong influence of Assyria. The surface color is beautiful blue and the shape is lovely but it cannot stand alone. It was probably hanged through a string in the handle or put on a pedestal.
Classification	glazed pottery
Keywords	Yellow, Blue, Green Beautiful, Vivid Western Asia, Iran, Northern Iran, Northwestern Iran Iron Age, Neo Assyrian Period Clay, Glazed pottery, Faience Vessel, Jar, Handled/Lugged vessel, Lugged Pattern, Feathered Plant, Flower, Lotus
資料ID	1927