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Iranian Beaked Jug in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Iranian Beaked Jug in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009
Beaked Jug


Creator: Iranian (Artist)


Period: 1100-700 BC

Medium: ceramic (Ceramics)

Accession Number: 48.2093

Measurements: 7 x 12 5/8 x 8 in. (17.8 x 32 x 20.3 cm)

Geographies: Luristan, Iran (Place of Origin)

The elongated spout of this vessel is bird-shaped, with the head of the bird curving back towards its tail. The imaginative shape is typical of Iranian ceramics of this period.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/25946/beaked-jug/

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