Large Schnabelkane-type Jug | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1992.256.180
Title: Large Schnabelkane-type Jug
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: c. 3000 BCE-c. 2000 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Yortan (Anatolia)
Period: Bronze Age, Early
Culture: Anatolian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/288698

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta, black to brown buff-ware
Dimensions: 31.5 x 17.8 cm (12 3/8 x 7 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: 1992.256.180
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Large plastic double crescents on each face, three in all; rounded bottom.

Verification Level

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