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This jar, the oldest vessel in the installation, demonstrates that the technologies used to create thin-walled pottery existed more than seven millennia ago. Though little is known about this object, four small holes in the rim indicate that a thin sling may have been used to carry it or that a lid may have been hinged or tied down. Note: D4.
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Title: Jar with geometric designs
Period: Transitional Chalcolithic
Date: ca. 5300–4300 BCE
Geography: Central Iran
Medium: Ceramic, paint
Dimensions: Diameter: 9.25 in. (23.50 cm); Height: 6.75 in. (17.15 cm): Diameter of rim: 4.31 in. (10.95 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1960
Accession Number: 60.61.3
“Oliver Beer: Vessel Orchestra.” The Met Breuer, New York, July 2, 2019–August 11, 2019.
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