High Spouted Globular Stirrup Jar
c. 1200 BCE
Description
Conical flat disc with spiral decoration. Its diameter exceeds that of the original lipped mouth. Slightly hollwed base. 2 chervons from concentric bands at shoulder flank the spout. The other side has a chevron palms. Concentric bands around body. Paint loops false spout and spout. Handles slightly crooked. Brown on light buff.
Dimensions
H. 12 D. 11.5
Provenance
Gift of Misses Bettina J. Kahnweiler.
Related Artworks
View MoreEarthenware with applique and impressed decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseCeramic
17th centuryDutchCeramic
11th centuryEgyptianCast bronze with gray-green patina; inscribed with a three-character dedication
12th-11th century BCEChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration
13th-14th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th-5th century BCEEtruscanHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanSilver
17th centuryBritishNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim dressed with white slip under clear glaze, the base and unglazed lower portion with a brush-written inscription reading "Wei Han Han / Wei / Wei"
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEItalo-CorinthianCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseHard paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
19th centuryGerman