Detail View: The AMICA Library: Spouted jar on stand
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.60.20.15
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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northwestern Iran
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Title:
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Spouted jar on stand
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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9th century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-899
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Creation End Date:
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-800
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ceramic
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Classification Term:
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Vessels
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Creation Place:
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northwestern Iran
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Dimensions:
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H. 8.5 in. (21.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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60.20.15
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1960
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Rights:
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Context:
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Hasanlu in northwestern Iran is best known as the site of a citadel that was destroyed in about 800 B.C., most likely by an army from Urartu coming from eastern Turkey. Thousands of artifacts of terracotta, bronze, iron, gold, silver, and ivory were recovered from the monumental buildings, which were characterized by an elaborate entrance and a large central hall with columns that supported a two story superstructure. This gray-ware jar and stand, found in a burial in the cemetery of Hasanlu, is typical of Iron Age pottery of northwestern Iran. Many other aspects of culture, including architectural form, mode of burial, and style of bronze weapons and small objects, were altered at this time, leading some scholars to suggest a migration of new people into the region at the beginning of the Iron Age. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.an60.20.15-16.R.tif
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