Tripod Bowl
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Clay, slip
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Place made: Western Iran, Iran
- Possible place made: Tepe Giyan (vicinity), Iran
DATES
early 2nd millennium B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS
height: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
diameter: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2015.65.19
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A bowl having concave sides and a flaring mouth with rounded rim. The slightly convex base is supported by three evenly spaced tapering feet of slightly rectangular section. The exterior of the bowl is completely covered with rows of crosshatched triangles, the bottom three rows pointing up, the top two rows down. Between these two zones is a row of opposing triangles arranged to form a band of reserved diamonds.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Tripod Bowl, early 2nd millennium B.C.E. Clay, slip, height: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano, 2015.65.19. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Photograph courtesy of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, CUR.2015.65.19_Sackler_Foundation_image.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2015.65.19_Sackler_Foundation_image.jpg. Photograph courtesy of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, 2015
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