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Jar
Near Eastern, Iranian, Hissar
Chalcolithic
about 4300 B.C.
Findspot: Probably from Hissar I A
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: D. r. 112, H. 111
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number35.776
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionJar, convex biconoid, short cylindrical neck. Decoration: 3 pairs of "moufflon heads" separated by herring bone design. Gray-black on brown-red. Fragment - restored.
Provenance1934, excavated at Rayy (Cheshmeh Ali Tepe, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1935, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: June 6, 1935)