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Vessel in the form of a female figure
Near Eastern, Iranian
Iron Age
10th–9th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number62.582
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionVessel in form of a female figure. Opening in head and hollow interior.
Mentioned in Syria 39 (1962) 224, n.l. cf. ibid. 214 fig. 4 (59.723) and 217 fig. 7 (coll. Vermeule); 7000 Ans d'art en Iran, pl. X, no. 91, another female vessel. The ears were pierced for gold earrings. Although its use and meaning are unknown, the figure may have been identified with female fertility or with a goddess' protection.
Mentioned in Syria 39 (1962) 224, n.l. cf. ibid. 214 fig. 4 (59.723) and 217 fig. 7 (coll. Vermeule); 7000 Ans d'art en Iran, pl. X, no. 91, another female vessel. The ears were pierced for gold earrings. Although its use and meaning are unknown, the figure may have been identified with female fertility or with a goddess' protection.
ProvenanceSaid to be from northwest Iran. By 1962: with H.D. Motamed, New York; 1962: purchased by the MFA from H. D. Motamed.
(Accession Date: June 6, 1962)
(Accession Date: June 6, 1962)