Jug with Pointed Base
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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