Pottery jar, southern Iraq, early 2nd millennium BC, H 8 cm.

Vessels and containers – Ceramics, Jars, plates and pilgrim flasks

Material:Clay/Ceramic |Type:Containers/Vessels |Countries:Iraq

  • Period

    5th millennium BC – AD 1534

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Iraq

Category

Vessels and containers – Ceramics, Jars, plates and pilgrim flasks
Jars, plates and pilgrim flasks: Squat, flat, rounded, elongated, animal-shaped, etc., with handles or lugs. May be plain, polychrome and/or have figurative (humans, animals, buildings), floral and/or geometric motifs. Coloured Islamic era jugs and bottles with stamped, moulded or incised motifs.
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