VesselsSasanian3rd-7th century

Jug with Pointed Base

c. 222-650 CE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Sasanian

Period

Sasanian period

Century

3rd-7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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