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Eared Jar

Collection number石010-0563
ProvenanceIran
PeriodAchemenid period
Date6th-4th Century BCE
MaterialCalcite
DimensionH. 21.1 cm
CommentA tall jar made in alabaster and dated to the Achaemenid dynasty. Alabaster has long been used as a material for stone vessels in the Orient because of its beautiful striped patterns as well as its relative softness. We can observe the aesthetic sense of people at that period from the choice of stone calculated to show off the beautiful stripes in the finished container. The Roman natural historian Pliny writes that alabaster made the best containers for unguents, and there is no doubt that this object was used for keeping unguents.
Classificationstone vessel
KeywordsOrange, White
Beautiful, Simple
Western Asia, Iran
Iron Age, Achemenid Period
Stone/mineral, Alabaster, Calcite
Vessel, Jar, Bottle, Handled/Lugged vessel, Lugged
Pattern, Stripe
資料ID3207

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