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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Jar with Frieze of Waterbirds and Chevrons
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Jar with Frieze of Waterbirds and Chevrons

AAT Object Form/FunctionJars
Place CreatedNahavand, Iran, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age, Tepe Giyan IV
Date2500-2000 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Christian Humann Foundation
Dimensions7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm)
Object number1986.019.009
Label TextLike southwestern Iran, the mountainous regions of western Iran also produced a tradition of dark-on-buff painted decoration. Storage jars with decoration restricted to the shoulders of the vessel were commonly left in tombs. The vessel shape, location of the decoration, and the waterbird motif reflects Elamite influence.
Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Christian Humann (1929-1981), New York, New York. Thence by descent.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art