Storage Jar

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Culture Persian

Title Storage Jar

Date 3000–2000 BCE

Medium Clay

Dimensions Object: 15 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (39.4 × 31.1 cm)
Overall: 15 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (39.4 × 31.1 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 62.179

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This object is one of the oldest in this museum—and, indeed, pottery was among the earliest functional objects that human beings created. It also testifies to the universal human impulse for decoration. Love of pattern is evident in this piece. This pot includes images of boats and patterns that evoke the sea. The nautical reference reminds us that even in this distant time these cultures interacted with each other through the development of maritime trade.

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"Storage Jar | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=62.179