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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
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Jar

DepartmentIslamic Art

CultureIranian

Date9th-13th century

MediumEarthenware

Dimensionsh. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins

Object number96.1.166

Geography

Place madeIran, Asia

DescriptionMold-made jar with two handles from the shoulder to the neck. The jar has a globular body with two bands of incised zigzags around the shoulder, and a band of wavy lines around the lower body.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1994; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996

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