Iranian Jar in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Small Jar with Birds, Rosettes, and Geometric Patterns


Creator: Iranian (Artist)


Period: 1800-1500 BC (Old Babylonian)

Medium: ceramic with paint (Ceramics)

Accession Number: 48.2395

Measurements: 3 9/16 x 3 3/16 in. (9.1 x 8.1 cm)

Geographies: Tepe Giyan (in present-day Iran) (Place of Origin)


The simplicity of this design is characteristic of the painted pottery from the site of Tepe Giyan in western Iran. The birds may represent ostriches. Such pottery has been found in burials along with jewelry and weapons.

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