- Provenance
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From at least 1965 to 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]From 1998
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 1998Notes:
[1] Object record. Acquired in Tehran.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Victor and Takako Hauge (1919-2013, 1923-2015)
- Description
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A small, modeled, hand built, vase with a rounded body and a flat base. The body tapers to a narrow neck, and then flares out to a round rim. Made of a buff earthenware, the vessel is decorated in dark red/brown horizontal bands above and beneath cross hatched chevrons.
Intact except for one chip missing from the rim. Scattered dirt/deposits, some brown staining on one side, with small "islands" of white salt deposits. Scattered wear/loss of slip painted decoration.
- Label
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Cemeteries and settlements in the Luristan region of western Iran have yielded examples of a distinctive painted ceramic style dating to the Iron II-III period (ca. 1000-600 B.C.E.). Often called "Genre Luristan," this pottery is also known as "Baba Jan III Painted Ware" after Baba Jan Tepe, a large settlement where it was extensively excavated during the 1960s. In this example, the radiating pattern of the multiple painted bands effectively echoes the swelling volume of the vessel.
Other examples of "Genre Luristan" ceramics in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery are S1987.99 and S1998.22.
- Published References
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- Louise Allison Cort, Massumeh Farhad, Ann C. Gunter. Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts. Washington, 2000. cat. 31, pp. 34, 55.
- Collection Area(s)
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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