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Source Description
Simply decorated with bands of wavy and dotted sawtooth patterns on the neck and shoulder, this large jar features two small handles for lifting and a wide mouth for easy access to its contents. A shiny glaze covers the exterior surface.
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Document identity
localId
123945
label
Jar
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object
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1
Source metadata
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123945
contentType
object
title
Jar
description
Simply decorated with bands of wavy and dotted sawtooth patterns on the neck and shoulder, this large jar features two small handles for lifting and a wide mouth for easy access to its contents. A shiny glaze covers the exterior surface.
date
222–650 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79901469
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 50.8 cm (20 in.)
cul
Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)
accession
1944.459
Source extras
tec
earthenware
tombstone
Jar, 222–650 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Earthenware; overall: 50.8 cm (20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries, 1944.459
collection
Near Eastern Art
didYouKnow
This large vessel was thrown in three or four sections.
citations
citation
Pope, Arthur Upham, Phyllis Ackerman, and Theodore Bestermann. <em>A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. </em>London: Oxford University Press, 1938.
page_number
Vol. I, p. 675; Vol. IV, Pl. 189B (as "Possession Heeramaneck, New York").
citation
Cox, Warren E. 1944. <em>The Book of Pottery and Porcelain</em>. New York: L. Lee and Shepard Co.; distributed by Crown.
page_number
Vol. I, p. 294, fig. 474 (as "Nasli Heeramaneck Coll.").
citation
Hollis, Howard. "A Sasanian Pottery Jar." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 33, no. 3 (1946): 26, 31.
creditline
Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:23:04.670000
sourceId
123945
dept
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Near Eastern Art
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earthenware
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1
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0
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photo
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