Deep Vessel

Description

This cooking vessel was formed by piling coils of clay atop one another, smoothing and thinning the walls, and then adding surface decoration. Vertical incised squiggle lines as well as diagonal impressed cord patterns create texture. The mouth rises in four dramatic triangular forms, each with a coiled design inside.

Provenance

(Eric J. Zetterquist Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1998–)

Deep Vessel

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c. 2500 BCE

Accession Number

1998.32

Medium

Earthenware with impressed and carved decoration

Dimensions

Diameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.); Overall: 44.7 cm (17 5/8 in.)

Classification

Ceramic

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund