Rounded cup with loop handle

A small, hand modeled round pot/cup made of gray/brown burnished earthenware with a single loop handle. The rim is small, flares outward, and is flattened on top.

Intact except for the two fine cracks which descend from the rim on the side opposite the handle. The long crack has been injected/smeared over with a dark resin-like material. Some surface is lost from the base, either from abrasion or spalling. Numerous scattered fine scratches. Scattered root marks, scratches around center body, and loss of burnished surface. Overall, in good-very good condition.

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Historical period(s)
Iron Age I - II, 1400-800 BCE
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10.3 x 14.4 x 13 cm (4 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1998.317
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Cup

Keywords
earthenware, Hauge collection, Iran, Iron Age I (ca. 1450 - 1250 BCE), Iron Age II (ca. 1250 - 800 BCE)
Provenance

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 1998

Notes:

[1] Object record. Acquired in Tehran.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Victor and Takako Hauge (1919-2013, 1923-2015)

Description

A small, hand modeled round pot/cup made of gray/brown burnished earthenware with a single loop handle. The rim is small, flares outward, and is flattened on top.

Intact except for the two fine cracks which descend from the rim on the side opposite the handle. The long crack has been injected/smeared over with a dark resin-like material. Some surface is lost from the base, either from abrasion or spalling. Numerous scattered fine scratches. Scattered root marks, scratches around center body, and loss of burnished surface. Overall, in good-very good condition.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort, Massumeh Farhad, Ann C. Gunter. Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts. Washington, 2000. cat. 21, pp. 39, 54.
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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