Fragmentary black ware jar with incised designs

Jar with ovoid body, concave neck, low ring base with vertical sides. Decorated with band of four combed wavy lines on upper part of body. There is a criss-cross burnished pattern on lower part of body.

Historical period(s)
ca. 6th century BCE
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 28.6 × 22.2 cm (11 1/4 × 8 3/4 in)
Geography
Yemen, Wadi Bayhan
Credit Line
Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S2013.2.24
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
earthenware, jar, Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection, Yemen
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Jar with ovoid body, concave neck, low ring base with vertical sides. Decorated with band of four combed wavy lines on upper part of body. There is a criss-cross burnished pattern on lower part of body.

Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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