Ceramic Water Vessel/Urn [Iran]
Production date
1961
Object detail
Accession number
2016.54.6
Production period
Description
Footed ceramic water urn/vessel with combed decorative lines in two sections at the top of the vessel. Earthernware with no glaze.Single drilled hole in the bottom, possibly from manufacture. Neck of urn has been broken from the rest of the vessel. Single loop handle attached to neck has been permanently lost. Price of 2.50 has been written onto neck of vessel. Purchased by Ivan and Beth Hodge during their first trip from England to New Zealand via Iran and India in 1961 as told in their publication "For Love and a Beetle".
Marks
2.50 Hand-written
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
1961. Ceramic Water Vessel/Urn [Iran], 2016.54.6. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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