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Storage Jar

Date900/1200
MediumPainted terracotta
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions13 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches (34.29 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Founders Junior Council and Acquisitions Fund
Object number79.167
DescriptionGlobular shape, high shoulder, short neck, slightly flared lip. Four vertical designs divide the painted area into quadrants. Painted surface confined to body of vessel, neck and bottom of jar remaining unpainted.
On View
On view
Locations
  • (not entered)   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 1, Room 1
ProvenanceFormerly in the collections of: Meryl Platt, Chicago, Illinois Martha Cusick, Chicago, Illinois Indian Tree Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Hastings House, Essex, Connecticut May Pottinger's Antiques, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Ouevillon Collection, Maine, 1977 Eula Edwards, San Jon, New Mexico Mike Porter, Grants, New Mexico, 1975
Vessel
500/300 BC
Bowl
1100/1400
Two Hellenistic Erotes
3rd/2nd Century BC
Ceremonial Vase
19th Century
Bird Effigy
1450-1650
Storage Jar
19th Century
Bird Effigy
1300/1500
Bottle
500/100 BC